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Dorset road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,217 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 1995, and 1,979 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1994 (1,266), and casualties rose from 1,937.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,217
Down 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,979
Up 2% on 1994
Fatal collisions
28
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 1995

2.3% of collisions in Dorset in 1995 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal282.3%
  • Serious20717%
  • Slight98281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal301.5%
  • Serious29315%
  • Slight1,65684%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,217, down 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (12%)
  • Tuesday181 (15%)
  • Wednesday172 (14%)
  • Thursday186 (15%)
  • Friday191 (16%)
  • Saturday200 (16%)
  • Sunday142 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59141 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59193 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59216 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59296 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59206 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (7.8%)
  • February73 (6%)
  • March107 (8.8%)
  • April82 (6.7%)
  • May95 (7.8%)
  • June101 (8.3%)
  • July99 (8.1%)
  • August138 (11%)
  • September104 (8.5%)
  • October97 (8%)
  • November123 (10%)
  • December103 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight891 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit181 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds944 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds192 (16%)
  • Fog or mist24 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other29 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry764 (63%)
  • Wet or damp426 (35%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph478 (39%)
  • 40 mph92 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph33 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph580 (48%)
  • 70 mph31 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,100 (90%)
  • Roundabout65 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,427 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian137 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist101 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant82 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1073 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15106 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20321 (16%)
  • 21 to 25277 (14%)
  • 26 to 35355 (18%)
  • 36 to 45259 (13%)
  • 46 to 55210 (11%)
  • 56 to 65131 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 75106 (5.4%)
  • Over 7590 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,156 (58%)
  • Passenger686 (35%)
  • Pedestrian137 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,757 (77%)
  • Motorcycle146 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes130 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes86 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle28 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (0.8%)
  • Minibus15 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 39th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 1995

The A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 1995: 130, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354130190417
2ndA35102223321
3rdA3169134312
4thA350456309
5thB3157456607
6thA352417014
7thA351366516
8thB3081284404
9thA30275215
10thA353273503
11thB3072274205
12thB3073263414
13thA348192202
14thA347172302
15thA357173213
16thA3066151903
17thB3162142503
18thA356132314
19thA37133613
20thB3078132501

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 1995

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 1995: 132.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 1995

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 1995: 152.

Former districts in Dorset in 1995

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 1995: 355.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 1995, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years