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Dorset road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,280 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 1989, and 1,862 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 277 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1988 (1,336), and casualties fell from 1,948.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,280
Down 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,862
Down 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
50
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
277
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 1989

3.9% of collisions in Dorset in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal503.9%
  • Serious27722%
  • Slight95374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal603.2%
  • Serious36219%
  • Slight1,44077%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,280, down 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday174 (14%)
  • Tuesday151 (12%)
  • Wednesday167 (13%)
  • Thursday209 (16%)
  • Friday234 (18%)
  • Saturday181 (14%)
  • Sunday164 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59162 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59207 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59247 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59293 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (8.1%)
  • February103 (8%)
  • March104 (8.1%)
  • April107 (8.4%)
  • May106 (8.3%)
  • June130 (10%)
  • July116 (9.1%)
  • August109 (8.5%)
  • September93 (7.3%)
  • October115 (9%)
  • November112 (8.8%)
  • December81 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight979 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting159 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,003 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds188 (15%)
  • Fog or mist32 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry822 (64%)
  • Wet or damp439 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph485 (38%)
  • 40 mph97 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph642 (50%)
  • 70 mph38 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,176 (92%)
  • Roundabout47 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,178 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist267 (14%)
  • Pedestrian148 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist108 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant76 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1062 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1593 (5%)
  • 16 to 20425 (23%)
  • 21 to 25258 (14%)
  • 26 to 35340 (18%)
  • 36 to 45203 (11%)
  • 46 to 55138 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65122 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7593 (5%)
  • Over 7576 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,174 (63%)
  • Passenger540 (29%)
  • Pedestrian148 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,672 (68%)
  • Motorcycle271 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes155 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes138 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle46 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.6%)
  • Minibus13 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 46th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 1989

The A3500 had the most collisions in Dorset in 1989: 145, including 9 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3500145232931
2ndA3540105149415
3rdA3100456148
4thA3510415815
5thB3081416226
6thA3520405705
7thB3157396619
8thB3082324437
9thA3000315507
10thB3072274719
11thB3073263607
12thB3092161813
13thA3066152204
14thA354141602
15thB3078121402
16thB3150111302
17thA3030101202
18thA3380101801
19thB3147101104
20thB3390101701

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 1989

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 1989: 128.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 1989

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 1989: 165.

Former districts in Dorset in 1989

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 1989: 386.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 1989, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years