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Dorset road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,171 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 1991, and 1,752 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 226 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (1,285), and casualties fell from 1,941.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,171
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,752
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
30
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
226
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 1991

2.6% of collisions in Dorset in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302.6%
  • Serious22619%
  • Slight91578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal372.1%
  • Serious30718%
  • Slight1,40880%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,171, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday176 (15%)
  • Tuesday155 (13%)
  • Wednesday158 (13%)
  • Thursday178 (15%)
  • Friday179 (15%)
  • Saturday183 (16%)
  • Sunday142 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59214 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59196 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59291 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59163 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (8%)
  • February54 (4.6%)
  • March99 (8.5%)
  • April94 (8%)
  • May73 (6.2%)
  • June100 (8.5%)
  • July134 (11%)
  • August128 (11%)
  • September97 (8.3%)
  • October113 (9.6%)
  • November102 (8.7%)
  • December83 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight879 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting167 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds876 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (15%)
  • Fog or mist37 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Other48 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry713 (61%)
  • Wet or damp410 (35%)
  • Frost or ice34 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.7%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph407 (35%)
  • 40 mph102 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph28 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph594 (51%)
  • 70 mph39 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,071 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout39 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,147 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (11%)
  • Pedestrian152 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist93 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant63 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant35 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1054 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1583 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20380 (22%)
  • 21 to 25272 (16%)
  • 26 to 35295 (17%)
  • 36 to 45202 (12%)
  • 46 to 55152 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65102 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 75109 (6.2%)
  • Over 7559 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,048 (60%)
  • Passenger552 (32%)
  • Pedestrian152 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,630 (72%)
  • Motorcycle210 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes123 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes118 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle38 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.2%)
  • Minibus19 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 47th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 1991

The A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 1991: 119, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354119170217
2ndA35114219731
3rdA352426108
4thA351395206
5thA31386036
6thB3157385828
7thB3073365208
8thA350355419
9thA30284607
10thB3081283604
11thA347273804
12thA357242913
13thA37244533
14thB3082244633
15thA3066213426
16thA353192811
17thB3072162604
18thA348141903
19thB3162131701
20thB3078121701

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 1991

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 1991: 105.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 1991

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 1991: 165.

Former districts in Dorset in 1991

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 1991: 391.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 1991, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years