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Dorset road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,266 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 1994, and 1,937 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 204 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1993 (1,231), and casualties rose from 1,828.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,266
Up 3% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,937
Up 6% on 1993
Fatal collisions
32
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
204
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 1994

2.5% of collisions in Dorset in 1994 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal322.5%
  • Serious20416%
  • Slight1,03081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal382%
  • Serious25713%
  • Slight1,64285%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,266, up 3% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday177 (14%)
  • Tuesday184 (15%)
  • Wednesday185 (15%)
  • Thursday178 (14%)
  • Friday228 (18%)
  • Saturday179 (14%)
  • Sunday135 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59181 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59205 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59241 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59301 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (6.6%)
  • February88 (7%)
  • March80 (6.3%)
  • April111 (8.8%)
  • May105 (8.3%)
  • June98 (7.7%)
  • July112 (8.8%)
  • August136 (11%)
  • September125 (9.9%)
  • October115 (9.1%)
  • November97 (7.7%)
  • December115 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight974 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit138 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds977 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds214 (17%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry754 (60%)
  • Wet or damp474 (37%)
  • Frost or ice30 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph474 (37%)
  • 40 mph80 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph27 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph643 (51%)
  • 70 mph41 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,132 (89%)
  • Roundabout70 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,398 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian140 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist105 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant52 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1067 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15116 (6%)
  • 16 to 20320 (17%)
  • 21 to 25269 (14%)
  • 26 to 35366 (19%)
  • 36 to 45257 (13%)
  • 46 to 55182 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65116 (6%)
  • 66 to 75123 (6.4%)
  • Over 7573 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,190 (61%)
  • Passenger607 (31%)
  • Pedestrian140 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,816 (75%)
  • Motorcycle171 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes121 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle39 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1%)
  • Minibus15 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 39th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 1994

The A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 1994: 117, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354117167316
2ndA35107177120
3rdA3169117311
4thA352426529
5thA351396532
6thA350386128
7thB3081376429
8thB3157375706
9thA30275218
10thA353274604
11thA3066265207
12thB3072253322
13thB3082253514
14thB3073223416
15thA37193823
16thA357182905
17thB3390173302
18thA347141904
19thA356142202
20thB3078141710

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 1994

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 1994: 132.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 1994

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 1994: 181.

Former districts in Dorset in 1994

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 1994: 431.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 1994, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years