Road traffic collisions
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/003852/P
Version Date: 12/11/2025
The Dorset Road Safety Team has provided the following information:
Please note that all data below relates to injury collisions only. The Team does not collate non-injury figures.
Please provide data for the last three full calendar years (2022, 2023, and 2024) and for the period 1 January 2025 to 10 October 2025, or for the most recent period available.
1. The total number of recorded road traffic collisions within your force area in each year.
|
Year |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Jan-July 2025 |
Total |
|
Fatal |
15 |
15 |
17 |
7 |
54 |
|
Serious |
287 |
258 |
249 |
215 |
1009 |
|
Slight |
1,147 |
1,114 |
1,127 |
547 |
3,935 |
|
Total |
1,449 |
1,387 |
1,393 |
769 |
4,998 |
- A breakdown of recorded road traffic collisions by time of day (e.g. morning, afternoon, evening, night) and/or by day of the week, if held.
|
Time of day |
Mon |
Tues |
Wed |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Total |
|
00:00-01:00 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
17 |
21 |
65 |
|
01:00-02:00 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
36 |
|
02:00-03:00 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
31 |
|
03:00-04:00 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
4 |
32 |
|
04:00-05:00 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
24 |
|
05:00-06:00 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
35 |
|
06:00-07:00 |
12 |
17 |
19 |
14 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
84 |
|
07:00-08:00 |
28 |
35 |
47 |
42 |
37 |
14 |
7 |
210 |
|
08:00-09:00 |
47 |
71 |
60 |
57 |
55 |
24 |
12 |
326 |
|
09:00-10:00 |
26 |
42 |
42 |
31 |
38 |
41 |
20 |
240 |
|
10:00-11:00 |
29 |
38 |
36 |
46 |
41 |
34 |
36 |
260 |
|
11:00-12:00 |
39 |
41 |
32 |
39 |
53 |
43 |
36 |
283 |
|
12:00-13:00 |
36 |
31 |
41 |
46 |
44 |
52 |
46 |
296 |
|
13:00-14:00 |
48 |
56 |
33 |
50 |
52 |
46 |
36 |
321 |
|
14:00-15:00 |
37 |
44 |
43 |
48 |
51 |
52 |
40 |
315 |
|
15:00-16:00 |
55 |
55 |
74 |
69 |
79 |
41 |
36 |
409 |
|
16:00-17:00 |
84 |
73 |
57 |
53 |
65 |
39 |
35 |
406 |
|
17:00-18:00 |
70 |
72 |
68 |
75 |
79 |
47 |
37 |
448 |
|
18:00-19:00 |
42 |
55 |
48 |
48 |
44 |
44 |
34 |
315 |
|
19:00-20:00 |
35 |
45 |
41 |
42 |
37 |
28 |
25 |
253 |
|
20:00-21:00 |
34 |
25 |
28 |
24 |
25 |
25 |
21 |
182 |
|
21:00-22:00 |
17 |
26 |
15 |
27 |
26 |
25 |
19 |
155 |
|
22:00-23:00 |
17 |
21 |
26 |
24 |
24 |
23 |
19 |
154 |
|
23:00-00:00 |
15 |
17 |
20 |
14 |
19 |
18 |
15 |
118 |
|
Total |
14 |
12 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
48 |
45 |
4,998 |
- A breakdown of recorded collisions by weather condition at the time of the incident (e.g. fine, rain, fog, snow), if held.
|
Weather conditions |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Jan - July 2025 |
Total |
|
Fine without high winds |
1,265 |
1,190 |
1,183 |
710 |
4,348 |
|
Raining without high winds |
140 |
151 |
150 |
34 |
475 |
|
Snowing without high winds |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
|
Fine with high winds |
8 |
15 |
15 |
7 |
45 |
|
Raining with high winds |
18 |
16 |
23 |
3 |
60 |
|
Snowing with high winds |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Fog or mist |
12 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
32 |
|
Other |
1 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
|
Total |
1,449 |
1,387 |
1,393 |
769 |
4,998 |
- For each year, please provide the five roads within your force area that recorded the highest number of road traffic collisions, including:
A) The name of the road
B) The total number of collisions recorded on that road during the year
C) A breakdown of those collisions by severity (fatal, serious, slight), if held
|
Year |
Road Name |
Fatal |
Serious |
Slight |
Total |
|
2022 |
A35 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth |
0 |
5 |
23 |
28 |
|
B3068 Ringwood Road, Poole |
0 |
3 |
13 |
16 |
|
|
C320 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth |
0 |
3 |
11 |
14 |
|
|
B3063 Charminster Road, Bournemouth |
0 |
1 |
12 |
13 |
|
|
B3159 Dorchester Road, Weymouth |
0 |
2 |
10 |
12 |
|
|
2023 |
A3049 Wallisdown Road, Poole |
0 |
1 |
14 |
15 |
|
B3063 Charminster Road, Bournemouth |
0 |
2 |
14 |
16 |
|
|
C321 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth |
0 |
3 |
12 |
15 |
|
|
B3159 Dorchester Road, Weymouth |
1 |
2 |
11 |
14 |
|
|
A3060 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth |
1 |
1 |
10 |
12 |
|
|
2024 |
B3068 Blandford Road, Poole |
0 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
|
B3063 Charminster Road, Bournemouth |
0 |
2 |
13 |
15 |
|
|
A354 Monkton Hill, Dorchester |
0 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
|
|
B3061 Ashley Road, Poole |
0 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
|
|
C321 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth |
0 |
1 |
11 |
12 |
|
|
Jan-July 2025 |
A3060 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth |
0 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
|
A3049 Wallisdown Road, Poole |
0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
|
|
A338 Wessex Way, Bournemouth |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
|
|
A348 Ringwood Road, Ferndown |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
|
|
B3068 Blandford Road, Poole |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |