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Dorset road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,336 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 1988, and 1,948 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 312 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1987 (1,286), and casualties rose from 1,815.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,336
Up 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,948
Up 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
30
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
312
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 1988

2.2% of collisions in Dorset in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302.2%
  • Serious31223%
  • Slight99474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal321.6%
  • Serious39420%
  • Slight1,52278%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,336, up 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday169 (13%)
  • Tuesday173 (13%)
  • Wednesday212 (16%)
  • Thursday181 (14%)
  • Friday235 (18%)
  • Saturday198 (15%)
  • Sunday168 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59187 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59219 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59239 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59313 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59151 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (8.5%)
  • February86 (6.4%)
  • March83 (6.2%)
  • April99 (7.4%)
  • May131 (9.8%)
  • June124 (9.3%)
  • July121 (9.1%)
  • August121 (9.1%)
  • September128 (9.6%)
  • October127 (9.5%)
  • November101 (7.6%)
  • December101 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,004 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting177 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,045 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds201 (15%)
  • Fog or mist32 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry839 (63%)
  • Wet or damp467 (35%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph475 (36%)
  • 40 mph109 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (1%)
  • 60 mph675 (51%)
  • 70 mph64 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,199 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout46 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,254 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist271 (14%)
  • Pedestrian175 (9%)
  • Cyclist103 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant79 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1055 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1593 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20492 (25%)
  • 21 to 25256 (13%)
  • 26 to 35362 (19%)
  • 36 to 45211 (11%)
  • 46 to 55152 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 65138 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 75105 (5.4%)
  • Over 7559 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,182 (61%)
  • Passenger591 (30%)
  • Pedestrian175 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,751 (70%)
  • Motorcycle280 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes152 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes143 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle35 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1%)
  • Minibus16 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 37th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
37th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 1988

The A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 1988: 122, including 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354122180032
2ndA35119197430
3rdA3161106217
4thA3514562110
5thB3157446207
6thB30813761311
7thA3523662210
8thA303443211
9thB3073335216
10thA347313915
11thA350264907
12thB3072253007
13thB3082233115
14thA37192904
15thB3078182601
16thA348172505
17thA353172501
18thA338152504
19thA357122214
20thA356111414

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 1988

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 1988: 122.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 1988

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 1988: 163.

Former districts in Dorset in 1988

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 1988: 393.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years