RTC Data
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/003271/A
Version Date: 23/06/2025
The Road Safety Department have provided the following information.
Please note: Dorset Police can only provide accurate data on collisions involving injury. Dorset Road Safety do not keep data relating to damage only collisions.
Blank road numbers have not been included in the top 5 tables as they cover a wide variety of roads, not the same road.
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding road traffic collisions within your jurisdiction for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024.
For your entire jurisdiction, please provide:
a)The total number of reported road traffic collisions each year for cars / motorbikes / pedestians / cycling.
|
All injury collisions 2022-2024 |
Injury collisions involving at least 1 Car |
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|
Severity |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
Severity |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
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|
Collisions |
Fatal |
15 |
15 |
17 |
47 |
Collisions |
Fatal |
9 |
10 |
15 |
34 |
|
|
Serious |
287 |
258 |
248 |
793 |
Serious |
220 |
202 |
180 |
602 |
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|
Slight |
1147 |
1114 |
1126 |
3387 |
Slight |
996 |
963 |
952 |
2911 |
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|
Total |
1449 |
1387 |
1391 |
4227 |
Total |
1225 |
1175 |
1147 |
3547 |
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|
Injury collisions involving at least 1 Motorcycle (all cc) |
Injury collisions involving at least 1 Pedal Cycle |
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|
Severity |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
Severity |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
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|
Collisions |
Fatal |
4 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
Collisions |
Fatal |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Serious |
87 |
85 |
88 |
260 |
Serious |
57 |
36 |
45 |
138 |
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|
Slight |
179 |
169 |
221 |
569 |
Slight |
187 |
172 |
170 |
529 |
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|
Total |
270 |
257 |
315 |
842 |
Total |
244 |
209 |
215 |
668 |
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|
Injury collisions involving at least 1 Pedestrian |
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|
Severity |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
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|
Collisions |
Fatal |
6 |
4 |
6 |
16 |
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|
Serious |
59 |
55 |
61 |
175 |
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|
Slight |
131 |
148 |
154 |
433 |
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|
Total |
196 |
207 |
221 |
624 |
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b)The five roads with the highest number of collisions
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2022-2024 |
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|
First Road Class |
First Road Number |
Count of Collisions |
First Road Class |
First Road Number |
Count of Collisions |
First Road Class |
First Road Number |
Count of Collisions |
First Road Class |
First Road Number |
Count of Collisions |
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|
A |
35 |
156 |
A |
35 |
149 |
A |
35 |
141 |
A |
35 |
446 |
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|
A |
354 |
55 |
A |
3049 |
46 |
A |
354 |
62 |
A |
354 |
157 |
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|
A |
31 |
48 |
A |
31 |
45 |
A |
31 |
43 |
A |
31 |
136 |
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|
A |
350 |
40 |
A |
354 |
40 |
A |
3049 |
40 |
A |
3049 |
123 |
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|
A |
3049 |
37 |
A |
347 |
30 |
B |
3068 |
38 |
B |
3068 |
95 |
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c)The contributory factors (e.g., speeding, reckless driving, driving under the influence, weather conditions, etc.)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2022-24 Totals |
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|
Factor Category |
Contributory Factor |
Fatal |
Serious |
Slight |
Fatal |
Serious |
Slight |
Fatal |
Serious |
Slight |
|
|
Behaviour/ Inexperience |
Aggressive driving |
0 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
48 |
|
Careless/Reckless/In a hurry |
2 |
20 |
90 |
1 |
29 |
98 |
5 |
43 |
105 |
393 |
|
|
Driving too slow for conditions or slow veh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
Inexperience of driving on the left |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
|
Inexperience with type of vehicle |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
22 |
|
|
Inexperienced or learner driver/rider |
1 |
5 |
22 |
1 |
6 |
21 |
1 |
12 |
21 |
90 |
|
|
Nervous/Uncertain/Panic |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
28 |
|
|
Total |
3 |
29 |
135 |
5 |
40 |
144 |
9 |
69 |
157 |
591 |
|
|
Driver/Rider Error |
Failed to judge other persons path or speed |
2 |
33 |
134 |
2 |
34 |
125 |
5 |
40 |
137 |
512 |
|
Failed to look properly |
7 |
91 |
259 |
3 |
78 |
289 |
10 |
85 |
333 |
1155 |
|
|
Failed to signal/Misleading signal |
0 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
36 |
|
|
Junction overshoot |
1 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
34 |
|
|
Junction restart |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
Loss of control |
1 |
20 |
71 |
3 |
25 |
66 |
1 |
22 |
71 |
280 |
|
|
Poor turn or manoeuvre |
3 |
27 |
89 |
4 |
34 |
95 |
3 |
34 |
97 |
386 |
|
|
Sudden braking |
0 |
6 |
32 |
0 |
7 |
38 |
1 |
4 |
41 |
129 |
|
|
Swerved |
0 |
11 |
24 |
0 |
8 |
27 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
98 |
|
|
Too close to cyclist, horse or pedestrian |
0 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
22 |
|
|
Total |
14 |
200 |
634 |
12 |
192 |
661 |
20 |
204 |
717 |
2654 |
|
|
Impairment/Distraction |
Distraction in vehicle |
0 |
10 |
25 |
0 |
3 |
39 |
0 |
5 |
42 |
124 |
|
Distraction outside vehicle |
0 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
34 |
|
|
Driver using mobile phone |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
|
|
Fatigue |
1 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
5 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
55 |
|
|
Illness or disability, mental or physical |
1 |
10 |
17 |
2 |
11 |
15 |
1 |
6 |
15 |
78 |
|
|
Impaired by alcohol |
2 |
17 |
57 |
5 |
20 |
48 |
1 |
20 |
50 |
220 |
|
|
Impaired by drugs (illicit or medicinal) |
1 |
10 |
12 |
4 |
16 |
15 |
1 |
7 |
18 |
84 |
|
|
Not displaying lights at night or in poor visibility |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
|
|
Rider wearing dark clothing |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
|
|
Uncorrected, defective eyesight |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
|
|
Total |
5 |
58 |
144 |
11 |
59 |
151 |
4 |
40 |
168 |
640 |
|
|
Injudicious Action |
Cyclist entering road from pavement |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
35 |
|
Disobeyed automatic traffic signal |
0 |
4 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
33 |
68 |
|
|
Disobeyed double white line |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
|
|
Disobeyed Give Way or Stop sign or markings |
0 |
11 |
18 |
0 |
10 |
22 |
1 |
8 |
32 |
102 |
|
|
Disobeyed pedestrian crossing facility |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
|
|
Exceeding speed limit |
4 |
18 |
47 |
6 |
25 |
54 |
8 |
25 |
52 |
239 |
|
|
Following too close |
2 |
4 |
52 |
0 |
7 |
58 |
0 |
7 |
61 |
191 |
|
|
Illegal turn or direction of travel |
1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
|
|
Travelling too fast for conditions |
2 |
10 |
58 |
1 |
18 |
65 |
2 |
16 |
59 |
231 |
|
|
Vehicle travelling along pavement |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
|
|
Total |
9 |
52 |
209 |
8 |
68 |
229 |
12 |
71 |
265 |
923 |
|
|
Pedestrian Only |
Careless/Reckless/In a hurry |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
33 |
|
Crossed road masked by stationary or parked veh |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
24 |
|
|
Dangerous action in carriageway (eg playing) |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
25 |
|
|
Disability or illness, mental or physical |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
|
|
Failed to judge vehicles path or speed |
1 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
14 |
54 |
|
|
Failed to look properly |
1 |
14 |
19 |
1 |
12 |
24 |
1 |
22 |
34 |
128 |
|
|
Impaired by alcohol |
2 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
30 |
|
|
Impaired by drugs (illicit or medicinal) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
Pedestrian wearing dark clothing at night |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
28 |
|
|
Wrong use of pedestrian crossing facility |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
32 |
|
|
Total |
6 |
42 |
55 |
1 |
39 |
65 |
8 |
58 |
98 |
372 |
|
|
Road Environment |
Animal or object in carriageway |
0 |
6 |
15 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
55 |
|
Defective traffic signals |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
|
Deposit on road (eg oil, mud, chippings) |
0 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
53 |
|
|
Inadequate/Masked signs or road markings |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
20 |
|
|
Poor or defective road surface |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
32 |
|
|
Road layout (eg bend, hill, narrow road) |
1 |
9 |
19 |
1 |
6 |
34 |
4 |
7 |
51 |
132 |
|
|
Slippery inspection cover or road marking |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Slippery road (due to weather) |
1 |
21 |
81 |
1 |
11 |
89 |
2 |
16 |
92 |
314 |
|
|
Temporary road layout (eg contraflow) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
|
|
Traffic calming (eg speed cushions, humps, chicanes) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
Total |
2 |
39 |
140 |
2 |
30 |
178 |
7 |
30 |
199 |
627 |
|
|
Special Code |
Emergency vehicle on call |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
|
Other |
0 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
|
|
Stolen vehicle |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
17 |
|
|
Vehicle door opened or closed negligently |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
|
|
Vehicle in course of crime |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
9 |
25 |
|
|
Total |
0 |
5 |
17 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
16 |
22 |
77 |
|
|
Vehicle Defect |
Defective brakes |
0 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
32 |
|
Defective lights or indicators |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Defective steering or suspension |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
|
|
Overloaded or poorly loaded vehicle or trailer |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
|
|
Tyres illegal, defective or under inflated |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
21 |
|
|
Total |
0 |
3 |
22 |
0 |
4 |
18 |
0 |
10 |
24 |
81 |
|
|
Vision Affected |
Buildings, road signs, street furniture |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
Dazzling headlights |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
Dazzling sun |
1 |
14 |
28 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
1 |
2 |
22 |
92 |
|
|
Rain, sleet, snow, or fog |
0 |
6 |
19 |
0 |
4 |
18 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
69 |
|
|
Road layout (eg bend, winding road, hill crest) |
1 |
7 |
12 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
55 |
|
|
Spray from other vehicles |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
|
Stationary or parked vehicle |
0 |
3 |
16 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
0 |
7 |
31 |
76 |
|
|
Vegetation |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
19 |
|
|
Vehicle blind spot |
0 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
35 |
|
|
Visor or windscreen dirty, scratched or frosted etc. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
Total |
2 |
37 |
89 |
0 |
18 |
91 |
3 |
23 |
101 |
364 |
|
|
Grand Total |
41 |
465 |
1445 |
40 |
457 |
1546 |
63 |
521 |
1751 |
6329 |
|