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Dorset road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,286 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 1987, and 1,815 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 282 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1986 (1,314), and casualties fell from 1,880.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,286
Down 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,815
Down 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
36
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
282
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 1987

2.8% of collisions in Dorset in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal362.8%
  • Serious28222%
  • Slight96875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal402.2%
  • Serious35019%
  • Slight1,42579%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,286, down 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (11%)
  • Tuesday198 (15%)
  • Wednesday206 (16%)
  • Thursday176 (14%)
  • Friday208 (16%)
  • Saturday199 (15%)
  • Sunday156 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59160 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59182 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59234 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59332 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59202 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (6.9%)
  • February63 (4.9%)
  • March86 (6.7%)
  • April99 (7.7%)
  • May111 (8.6%)
  • June96 (7.5%)
  • July100 (7.8%)
  • August127 (9.9%)
  • September145 (11%)
  • October160 (12%)
  • November97 (7.5%)
  • December113 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight955 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit77 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,009 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds179 (14%)
  • Fog or mist36 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry837 (65%)
  • Wet or damp414 (32%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2%)
  • Snow8 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph527 (41%)
  • 40 mph102 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph585 (45%)
  • 70 mph53 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,149 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,089 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist313 (17%)
  • Pedestrian159 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist131 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant72 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1041 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 15109 (6%)
  • 16 to 20415 (23%)
  • 21 to 25299 (16%)
  • 26 to 35341 (19%)
  • 36 to 45215 (12%)
  • 46 to 55111 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6599 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7586 (4.7%)
  • Over 7561 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,139 (63%)
  • Passenger517 (28%)
  • Pedestrian159 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,597 (66%)
  • Motorcycle318 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes154 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes119 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle45 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 39th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 1987

The A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 1987: 133, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354133184320
2ndA35123200826
3rdA316099216
4thA3524765012
5thB30814767312
6thA3504357211
7thB3157415215
8thA30395427
9thA351375806
10thA37336527
11thB30723142012
12thB3082284414
13thA347273719
14thA353213313
15thB3073212817
16thB3092191914
17thA348172906
18thA357162205
19thA338132822
20thB3067131503

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 1987

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 1987: 138.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 1987

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 1987: 161.

Former districts in Dorset in 1987

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 1987: 400.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 1987, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years