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Dorset road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,314 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 1984, and 1,898 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 367 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1983 (1,146), and casualties rose from 1,574.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,314
Up 15% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,898
Up 21% on 1983
Fatal collisions
36
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
367
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 1984

2.7% of collisions in Dorset in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal362.7%
  • Serious36728%
  • Slight91169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal412.2%
  • Serious46124%
  • Slight1,39674%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,314, up 15% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (13%)
  • Tuesday158 (12%)
  • Wednesday181 (14%)
  • Thursday198 (15%)
  • Friday212 (16%)
  • Saturday213 (16%)
  • Sunday181 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59189 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59241 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59326 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59204 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59150 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (5.9%)
  • February78 (5.9%)
  • March103 (7.8%)
  • April109 (8.3%)
  • May110 (8.4%)
  • June110 (8.4%)
  • July142 (11%)
  • August126 (9.6%)
  • September118 (9%)
  • October96 (7.3%)
  • November122 (9.3%)
  • December122 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight951 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting195 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,043 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds207 (16%)
  • Fog or mist20 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry864 (66%)
  • Wet or damp435 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph515 (39%)
  • 40 mph133 (10%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph584 (44%)
  • 70 mph63 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,192 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (3%)
  • Roundabout36 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,019 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist452 (24%)
  • Pedestrian172 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist134 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant49 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1079 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 15109 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20562 (30%)
  • 21 to 25280 (15%)
  • 26 to 35217 (11%)
  • 36 to 45179 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55111 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 65146 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 75114 (6%)
  • Over 7562 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,126 (59%)
  • Passenger600 (32%)
  • Pedestrian172 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,526 (63%)
  • Motorcycle436 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle144 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes124 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes111 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle33 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1%)
  • Minibus16 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Dorset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dorset ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 42nd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 1984

The A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 1984: 135, including 4 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354135185426
2ndA3595154324
3rdA3188134216
4thB31576683118
5thA3515386312
6thA3504768314
7thA3523661212
8thA303351115
9thB3072323909
10thB3081293717
11thA353253615
12thA347243416
13thA357233408
14thB3073222307
15thA348212304
16thA372036211
17thB3082172407
18thA3066152604
19thA338143706
20thB3143122006

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 1984

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 1984: 166.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 1984

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 1984: 160.

Former districts in Dorset in 1984

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 1984: 411.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 1984, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years