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Dorset road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,246 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 1982, and 1,759 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 406 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (1,221), and casualties fell from 1,780.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 51,591 collisions in Dorset.

Collisions in 1982
1,246
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,759
Down 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
23
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
406
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 1982

1.8% of collisions in Dorset in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.8%
  • Serious40633%
  • Slight81766%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.4%
  • Serious49428%
  • Slight1,24171%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,246, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025675893
2024686883
2023662870
2022712962
2021621812
2020563777
2019635912
2018638898
20177401,055
20167751,209
20158611,211
20148151,161
20137991,145
20128431,201
20118521,208
20109161,286
20091,0151,446
20081,1001,616
20071,1171,612
20061,1861,713
20051,2181,760
20041,2821,878
20031,3081,905
20021,4212,082
20011,4622,163
20001,4202,126
19991,3741,990
19981,4562,152
19971,4792,170
19961,3842,108
19951,2171,979
19941,2661,937
19931,2311,828
19921,2721,942
19911,1711,752
19901,2851,941
19891,2801,862
19881,3361,948
19871,2861,815
19861,3141,880
19851,2881,823
19841,3141,898
19831,1461,574
19821,2461,759
19811,2211,780
19801,2851,744
19791,4182,020

When and where crashes happen in Dorset in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (14%)
  • Tuesday155 (12%)
  • Wednesday169 (14%)
  • Thursday178 (14%)
  • Friday212 (17%)
  • Saturday204 (16%)
  • Sunday158 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59186 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59218 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59315 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59155 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (5.2%)
  • February67 (5.4%)
  • March91 (7.3%)
  • April110 (8.8%)
  • May117 (9.4%)
  • June116 (9.3%)
  • July116 (9.3%)
  • August135 (11%)
  • September106 (8.5%)
  • October116 (9.3%)
  • November105 (8.4%)
  • December102 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight895 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting170 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit170 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds985 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds177 (14%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other41 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry800 (64%)
  • Wet or damp397 (32%)
  • Frost or ice38 (3%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph519 (42%)
  • 40 mph102 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (1%)
  • 60 mph581 (47%)
  • 70 mph30 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,145 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (2%)
  • Roundabout22 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant896 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist455 (26%)
  • Pedestrian179 (10%)
  • Cyclist112 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant54 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1070 (4%)
  • 11 to 15103 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20529 (30%)
  • 21 to 25247 (14%)
  • 26 to 35255 (14%)
  • 36 to 45151 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 55115 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 65108 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7598 (5.6%)
  • Over 7554 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,103 (63%)
  • Passenger477 (27%)
  • Pedestrian179 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,326 (60%)
  • Motorcycle465 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes102 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.1%)
  • Minibus17 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Dorset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dorset ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 50th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
50th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 1982

The A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 1982: 140, including 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354140179038
2ndA3580138523
3rdA3176116130
4thA3504160010
5thA3524055213
6thB3157404617
7thA351355306
8thA303046312
9thB30722735112
10thA372338210
11thA3472023010
12thB3081203004
13thA3571928010
14thA353182815
15thA348141703
16thB3143132208
17thA3066122404
18thB3073121404
19thB3078121806
20thB3092121403

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 1982

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 1982: 155.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 1982

BH21 and DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 1982, with 143 each.

Former districts in Dorset in 1982

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 1982: 382.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 1982, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years