Collisions with deer
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/2780
Version Date: 11/02/2025
The Dorset Road Safety Department have provided the following information.
This is ONLY showing injury RTCs that mention involvement with a deer in the carriageway, one of which was a vehicle colliding with a dead deer.
Due to recording limitations, we cannot guarantee this is a full picture.
Figures are only available until October 2024
My request relates to road traffic incidents / accidents involving vehicle collision with deer :
1) How many deer vehicle collisions (DVCs) has your force recorded since 1 January 2021 to 1 January 2025? Preferably on a month-by-month basis.
|
Fatal |
Serious |
Slight |
Total |
|
|
March 2021 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
May 2021 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
June 2021 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
November 2021 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
March 2022 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
April 2022 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
June 2022 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
November 2022 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
June 2023 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
July 2023 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
March 2024 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
April 2024 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
May 2024 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
August 2024 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
1 |
6 |
10 |
17 |
If a month isn’t included then no collisions were recorded in that month
2) Of those deer vehicle collisions recorded since 1 January 2021 to 1 January 2025, how many did your force attend? Preferably on a month-by-month basis.
All collision in Q1 were attended