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Dorset road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,314 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 1986, and 1,880 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 375 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (1,288), and casualties rose from 1,823.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,314
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,880
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
31
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
375
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 1986

2.4% of collisions in Dorset in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal312.4%
  • Serious37529%
  • Slight90869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal382%
  • Serious45124%
  • Slight1,39174%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,314, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday194 (15%)
  • Tuesday181 (14%)
  • Wednesday186 (14%)
  • Thursday191 (15%)
  • Friday215 (16%)
  • Saturday196 (15%)
  • Sunday151 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59171 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59221 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59222 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59310 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (7.2%)
  • February66 (5%)
  • March103 (7.8%)
  • April83 (6.3%)
  • May103 (7.8%)
  • June107 (8.1%)
  • July131 (10%)
  • August139 (11%)
  • September113 (8.6%)
  • October124 (9.4%)
  • November136 (10%)
  • December114 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight972 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting179 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,024 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds196 (15%)
  • Fog or mist30 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Other28 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry812 (62%)
  • Wet or damp447 (34%)
  • Frost or ice39 (3%)
  • Snow9 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph542 (41%)
  • 40 mph116 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph591 (45%)
  • 70 mph54 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,176 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout46 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,042 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist383 (20%)
  • Pedestrian183 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist122 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant58 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1053 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 15141 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20512 (27%)
  • 21 to 25257 (14%)
  • 26 to 35265 (14%)
  • 36 to 45212 (11%)
  • 46 to 55127 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 65130 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7599 (5.3%)
  • Over 7561 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,150 (61%)
  • Passenger547 (29%)
  • Pedestrian183 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,559 (64%)
  • Motorcycle382 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes139 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes127 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle43 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.3%)
  • Minibus19 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 1986

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1986 in Dorset

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  • 2 crashes
  • Slight

How Dorset ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 37th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 1986

The A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 1986: 159, including 3 fatal and 48 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354159216348
2ndA35110193835
3rdA316087415
4thA3505089010
5thA352436119
6thB31574350014
7thA351405117
8thB30813140010
9thB3082304518
10thA30284517
11thA347284307
12thB3073253709
13thB3072222719
14thA353192705
15thB3078182415
16thA37162608
17thB3092152202
18thA348142303
19thA357142113
20thA3066122215

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 1986

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 1986: 156.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 1986

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 1986: 137.

Former districts in Dorset in 1986

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 1986: 363.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years