THE number of people who have died after contracting coronavirus in localised areas of Dorset and the New Forest has been revealed.

The latest data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the location of every death where COVID-19 was the underlying (main) cause on the death certificate.

There have been a total of 122,000 deaths in the UK since the start of the pandemic and the virus has spread across the vast majority of neighbourhoods.

The data shows virus deaths that have occurred in England and Wales from March to January 2021. 

Over this period, the ONS data has 224 recorded deaths involving coronavirus for Bournemouth. East Southbourne and Hengistbury Head ward had the highest number of deaths with 29, followed by Southbourne West with 20 then Kinson East with 18. Springbourne (2) and Moordown (3) had the lowest recorded number of deaths in this period. 

The borough of Poole area had 268 recorded deaths involving COVID-19. Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks had the most with 41. While Branksome West (2) and Hamworthy East (4) had the lowest number of deaths. 

The rest of Dorset had fewer recorded deaths where coronavirus was involved, with Christchurch recording 66 deaths, East Dorset 114, West Dorset 100, Weymouth 52, Purbeck on 40 and North Dorset 59.

The New Forest reported a total of 226 deaths involving coronavirus between March and January 2021.

You can search for your area in the interactive map below.

Alternatively, we have listed all of the Dorset regions. They are given by ‘Middle Layer Super Output Area’, which are localised geographical areas used by the ONS to allow statisticians to analyse data for small areas.

Bournemouth

Boscombe East: 4

Boscombe West: 8

Central Bournemouth: 11

Charminster: 12

East Cliff: 10

East Howe & Ensbury Park: 14

East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head: 29

Iford: 6

Kinson East: 18

Kinson West: 10

Littledown: 13

Moordown: 3

Northbourne: 6

Queens Park: 6

Southbourne West: 20

Springbourne & Queen's Park: 2

Talbot & Branksome Woods: 8

Throop & Muscliffe: 12

Townsend & Strouden: 14

West Howe: 10

Winton: 8

Christchurch

Burton & Airport: 6

Christchurch Town: 12

Highcliffe & Walkford: 9

Jumpers Common & Fairmile: 9

Mudeford: 17

Somerford: 4

West Highcliffe: 9

Poole

Bearwood: 20

Branksome East: 6

Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks: 41

Branksome West: 2

Broadstone: 24

Canford Heath East: 10

Canford Heath West: 6

Creekmoor: 10

Hamworthy East: 4

Hamworthy West: 6

Merley: 20

Newtown: 12

Oakdale East: 13

Oakdale West: 11

Parkstone: 16

Penn Hill: 21

Poole Town: 31

Rossmore: 15

East Dorset

Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley: 8

East Verwood: 10

West Verwood: 11

St Leonards: 10

Sturminster Marshall & Crichel: 1

West Moors: 11

Colehill: 5

Ferndown Town: 13

Ferndown West & Canford Bottom: 9

Wimborne Minster: 16

Parley & Hampreston: 17

Corfe Mullen: 3

Purbeck

Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers: 5

Bovington, Wool & Lulworth: 2

Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers: 4

Swanage: 15

Upton & Lytchett Minster: 5

Wareham, Sandford & Holton Heath: 9

North Dorset

Blandford Forum Town: 16

Blandford Outer & Tarrants: 3

Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster: 4

Gillingham: 13

Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe: 8

Milborne, Winterborne & Okeford Fitzpaine: 3

Shaftesbury: 5

Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge: 7

New Forest

Ashurst & Cadnam: 27

Barton on Sea: 29

Bransgore & Burley: 11

Brockenhurst & Sway: 16

Fordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen:18

Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley: 7

Holbury South: 5

Hordle & Bashley: 9

Hythe: 12

Langdown & Dibden Purlieu: 9

Lymington North & West: 2

Lymington Town & Boldre: 8

Lyndhurst & Minstead: 4

Marchwood & Dibden: 6

Milford & Lymington South: 5

New Milton East: 21

New Milton West: 3

Ringwood North & Ibsley: 4

Ringwood South: 6

Totton Calmore: 8

Totton Rushington: 5

Totton Town: 6

West Totton: 5

The ONS has analysed details of deaths that occurred in England and Wales between March 1 and January 31 where Covid-19 was the underlying cause or was mentioned on the death certificate as a contributory factor.