Collisions
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/2567
Version Date: 02/12/2024
The Dorset Road Safe Department have provided the following information.
Due to the way collisions are recorded, the Driver age is only available as a vehicle total (usually more than one vehicle per collision)
We only have up to 31/08/24 validated and therefore that is the timeframe provided
These figures show all 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.
[Time frame - September 2023 - September 2024] The number of road collisions,
|
Fatal |
Serious |
Slight |
Total |
|
|
Number of collisions* |
17 |
258 |
1140 |
1415 |
*Sept 2023 to Aug 2024
broken down by age of the driver,
Age of the Driver or Rider of any vehicle involved in an injury collision in Dorset, by the most serious injury in that collision, between 01/09/2023 and 31/08/2024
|
Age |
Fatal |
Serious |
Slight |
Total |
|
0 - 19 |
4 |
46 |
164 |
214 |
|
20 - 29 |
8 |
65 |
334 |
407 |
|
30 - 39 |
5 |
73 |
412 |
490 |
|
40 - 49 |
3 |
56 |
314 |
373 |
|
50 - 59 |
3 |
68 |
278 |
349 |
|
60 - 69 |
5 |
47 |
199 |
251 |
|
70 - 79 |
2 |
30 |
124 |
156 |
|
80 - 89 |
1 |
12 |
46 |
59 |
|
90 - 99 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
26 |
210 |
237 |
|
Total |
32 |
428 |
2088 |
2548 |
and location of the accident (country / region).
All collisions occurred in Dorset