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Dorset road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,285 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 1990, and 1,941 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 264 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989 (1,280), and casualties rose from 1,862.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,285
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,941
Up 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
32
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
264
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 1990

2.5% of collisions in Dorset in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal322.5%
  • Serious26421%
  • Slight98977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal341.8%
  • Serious35518%
  • Slight1,55280%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,285, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (13%)
  • Tuesday154 (12%)
  • Wednesday183 (14%)
  • Thursday168 (13%)
  • Friday227 (18%)
  • Saturday208 (16%)
  • Sunday182 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59184 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59210 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59222 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59286 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59198 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January107 (8.3%)
  • February95 (7.4%)
  • March90 (7%)
  • April98 (7.6%)
  • May115 (8.9%)
  • June110 (8.6%)
  • July138 (11%)
  • August118 (9.2%)
  • September120 (9.3%)
  • October103 (8%)
  • November104 (8.1%)
  • December86 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight954 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting211 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,024 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds186 (14%)
  • Fog or mist22 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry858 (67%)
  • Wet or damp409 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph443 (34%)
  • 40 mph110 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph667 (52%)
  • 70 mph46 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,187 (92%)
  • Roundabout44 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,298 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist231 (12%)
  • Pedestrian150 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist100 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant62 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1090 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15116 (6%)
  • 16 to 20454 (23%)
  • 21 to 25279 (14%)
  • 26 to 35307 (16%)
  • 36 to 45223 (11%)
  • 46 to 55145 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 65133 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7594 (4.8%)
  • Over 7565 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,176 (61%)
  • Passenger615 (32%)
  • Pedestrian150 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,758 (72%)
  • Motorcycle241 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes132 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes117 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1%)
  • Minibus15 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 46th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 1990

The A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 1990: 128, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354128169320
2ndA35106191425
3rdA3169103116
4thA3525193210
5thB3157497118
6thA304672012
7thA350415937
8thA351406918
9thB3081324204
10thB3082314213
11thB3072293818
12thA347254213
13thA37223403
14thA3066203304
15thA348203512
16thB3073192511
17thA353173404
18thA357152615
19thB3092131707
20thB3390132204

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 1990

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 1990: 128.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 1990

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 1990: 161.

Former districts in Dorset in 1990

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 1990: 389.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years