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Dorset road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,272 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 1992, and 1,942 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 214 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1991 (1,171), and casualties rose from 1,752.

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

Collisions in 1992
1,272
Up 9% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,942
Up 11% on 1991
Fatal collisions
34
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
214
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 1992

2.7% of collisions in Dorset in 1992 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal342.7%
  • Serious21417%
  • Slight1,02481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal382%
  • Serious28014%
  • Slight1,62484%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,272, up 9% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (12%)
  • Tuesday162 (13%)
  • Wednesday196 (15%)
  • Thursday165 (13%)
  • Friday222 (17%)
  • Saturday208 (16%)
  • Sunday161 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59157 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59216 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59263 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59291 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59121 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January100 (7.9%)
  • February96 (7.5%)
  • March94 (7.4%)
  • April103 (8.1%)
  • May114 (9%)
  • June92 (7.2%)
  • July112 (8.8%)
  • August138 (11%)
  • September94 (7.4%)
  • October118 (9.3%)
  • November104 (8.2%)
  • December106 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight945 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting184 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds957 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds211 (17%)
  • Fog or mist39 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other37 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry758 (60%)
  • Wet or damp483 (38%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph459 (36%)
  • 40 mph111 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph644 (51%)
  • 70 mph37 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,135 (89%)
  • Roundabout63 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,403 (72%)
  • Pedestrian159 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist88 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant47 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1081 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 15106 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20345 (18%)
  • 21 to 25297 (15%)
  • 26 to 35339 (17%)
  • 36 to 45249 (13%)
  • 46 to 55154 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65135 (7%)
  • 66 to 75103 (5.3%)
  • Over 7581 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,134 (58%)
  • Passenger649 (33%)
  • Pedestrian159 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,902 (77%)
  • Motorcycle165 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes124 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle38 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (0.9%)
  • Minibus13 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 35th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
35th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 1992

The A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 1992: 148, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354148233424
2ndA35122202518
3rdA3526097311
4thA315710317
5thB31575682115
6thB3081364819
7thA3066325506
8thA350314805
9thA351315302
10thB3072314217
11thA37265912
12thA30253304
13thB3082253627
14thA353234105
15thA347213501
16thB3073212804
17thA348152732
18thA357132131
19thB3390121904
20thB3162111403

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 1992

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 1992: 158.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 1992

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 1992: 173.

Former districts in Dorset in 1992

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 1992: 405.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 1992, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years