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Dorset road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,231 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 1993, and 1,828 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 196 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1992 (1,272), and casualties fell from 1,942.

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

Collisions in 1993
1,231
Down 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,828
Down 6% on 1992
Fatal collisions
31
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
196
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 1993

2.5% of collisions in Dorset in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal312.5%
  • Serious19616%
  • Slight1,00482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal372%
  • Serious26114%
  • Slight1,53084%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,231, down 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (14%)
  • Tuesday157 (13%)
  • Wednesday189 (15%)
  • Thursday186 (15%)
  • Friday221 (18%)
  • Saturday164 (13%)
  • Sunday141 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59196 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59263 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59296 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59182 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (6.6%)
  • February71 (5.8%)
  • March66 (5.4%)
  • April87 (7.1%)
  • May117 (9.5%)
  • June101 (8.2%)
  • July133 (11%)
  • August127 (10%)
  • September120 (9.7%)
  • October106 (8.6%)
  • November98 (8%)
  • December124 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight956 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting147 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds911 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds234 (19%)
  • Fog or mist28 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry726 (59%)
  • Wet or damp481 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph462 (38%)
  • 40 mph78 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph635 (52%)
  • 70 mph35 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,103 (90%)
  • Roundabout73 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,261 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (9%)
  • Pedestrian133 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist111 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant50 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1061 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 15113 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20294 (16%)
  • 21 to 25227 (12%)
  • 26 to 35336 (18%)
  • 36 to 45218 (12%)
  • 46 to 55187 (10%)
  • 56 to 65137 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 75122 (6.7%)
  • Over 7599 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,118 (61%)
  • Passenger577 (32%)
  • Pedestrian133 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,764 (74%)
  • Motorcycle170 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes124 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes108 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle44 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach35 (1.5%)
  • Minibus19 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 38th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
38th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 1993

The A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 1993: 152, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354152222422
2ndA35122227322
3rdA316610039
4thA352477123
5thB31574467010
6thA350376109
7thA351324513
8thA30295004
9thB3073294705
10thB3081284205
11thB3072273714
12thA3066243826
13thA353213104
14thB3082193011
15thA37172603
16thA347142010
17thB3162131702
18thA357122112
19thB3078111703
20thB3092111320

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 1993

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 1993: 147.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 1993

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 1993: 172.

Former districts in Dorset in 1993

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 1993: 392.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 1993, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years