Collisions by driver age

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/2165

Version Date: 23/07/2024

The number of recorded road traffic collisions broken down by the age of the driver involved and the severity of the road traffic collision (e.g. no injury, serious injury, death of either the driver or passengers) for 2024 to date, 2023 and 2022.

2.     The number of collisions where a young driver (ideally aged 17 – 24) was in charge of a vehicle and collided with another vehicle for 2024 to date, 2023 and 2022. If possible, please include the severity of the collision (e.g. no injury, serious injury, death of either the driver or passengers).

The Dorset Road Safe Department have provided the following information.

These figures show injury collisions reported to the Police within 30 days of the occurrence. It does not include medical episodes, off-road collisions or confirmed suicides. All 2024 figures are subject to change.

Driver age by collision severity – count of driver/vehicles* involved and the highest severity received by casualties in those collisions.

*This includes all vehicles involved, not just motor vehicles – e.g. pedal cycles and horses.

2022

	Collision Severity
Driver age range	Fatal	Serious	Slight	Total
Unknown	0	20	165	185
5 – 9	0	0	1	1
10 – 14	0	2	13	15
15 – 19	1	38	146	185
20 – 24	2	37	203	242
25 – 29	3	32	163	198
30 – 34	6	44	270	320
35 – 39	3	41	154	198
40 – 44	2	39	174	215
45 – 49	7	37	148	192
50 – 54	0	58	168	226
55 – 59	1	39	147	187
60 – 64	0	35	104	139
65 – 69	0	30	76	106
70 – 74	0	18	68	86
75 – 79	2	14	50	66
80 – 84	1	10	29	40
85 – 89	0	5	21	26
90 – 94	0	3	10	13
95 – 99	0	0	1	1
Total	28	502	2111	2641

 

2023

	Collision Severity
Driver age range	Fatal	Serious	Slight	Total
Unknown	1	31	192	224
0 – 4	0	0	1	1
5 – 9	0	3	0	3
10 – 14	0	6	18	24
15 – 19	2	35	146	183
20 – 24	2	42	188	232
25 – 29	2	33	169	204
30 – 34	1	36	222	259
35 – 39	3	36	163	202
40 – 44	4	21	170	195
45 – 49	1	28	151	180
50 – 54	0	34	138	172
55 – 59	1	32	129	162
60 – 64	1	26	118	145
65 – 69	1	21	81	103
70 – 74	0	19	65	84
75 – 79	0	14	66	80
80 – 84	1	6	25	32
85 – 89	0	3	17	20
90 – 94	1	3	3	7
Total	21	429	2062	2512

 

2024 (Jan to Mar)

	Collision Severity
Driver age range	Fatal	Serious	Slight	Total
Unknown	1	3	46	50
10 – 14	0	0	2	2
15 – 19	1	10	27	38
20 – 24	1	7	39	47
25 – 29	2	9	41	52
30 – 34	1	11	53	65
35 – 39	1	8	42	51
40 – 44	1	7	37	45
45 – 49	0	1	21	22
50 – 54	3	9	41	53
55 – 59	0	11	25	36
60 – 64	2	9	17	28
65 – 69	0	2	15	17
70 – 74	0	4	15	19
75 – 79	1	4	6	11
80 – 84	0	1	5	6
85 – 89	0	0	5	5
90 – 94	0	2	1	3
95 – 99	0	1	1	2
Total	14	99	439	552