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Dorset road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,384 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 1996, and 2,108 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 203 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1995 (1,217), and casualties rose from 1,979.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,384
Up 14% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
2,108
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
25
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
203
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 1996

1.8% of collisions in Dorset in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.8%
  • Serious20315%
  • Slight1,15684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal311.5%
  • Serious26312%
  • Slight1,81486%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,384, up 14% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday192 (14%)
  • Tuesday184 (13%)
  • Wednesday207 (15%)
  • Thursday195 (14%)
  • Friday220 (16%)
  • Saturday228 (16%)
  • Sunday158 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59171 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59240 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59240 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59303 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59249 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (6.1%)
  • February94 (6.8%)
  • March100 (7.2%)
  • April95 (6.9%)
  • May123 (8.9%)
  • June123 (8.9%)
  • July141 (10%)
  • August134 (9.7%)
  • September117 (8.5%)
  • October110 (7.9%)
  • November150 (11%)
  • December112 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,037 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit187 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,065 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds213 (15%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other51 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry857 (62%)
  • Wet or damp479 (35%)
  • Frost or ice40 (2.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph546 (39%)
  • 40 mph87 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph50 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph659 (48%)
  • 70 mph40 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,241 (90%)
  • Roundabout75 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,580 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian132 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist95 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant69 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2%)
  • 6 to 1058 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 15104 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20380 (18%)
  • 21 to 25269 (13%)
  • 26 to 35440 (21%)
  • 36 to 45268 (13%)
  • 46 to 55221 (10%)
  • 56 to 65139 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 75100 (4.7%)
  • Over 7586 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,327 (63%)
  • Passenger649 (31%)
  • Pedestrian132 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,080 (78%)
  • Motorcycle156 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes131 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes93 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle40 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach24 (0.9%)
  • Minibus22 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 26th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 1996

The A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 1996: 122, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354122190111
2ndA35120206620
3rdA318012839
4thB31575485210
5thA352466902
6thA3504071011
7thA30385616
8thA351335215
9thB3081324201
10thA353273804
11thB3073242801
12thA357233604
13thB3082233201
14thA347223701
15thB3078203408
16thA37173303
17thB3072172002
18thA356162301
19thA348141803
20thB3162141912

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 1996

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 1996: 158.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 1996

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 1996: 183.

Former districts in Dorset in 1996

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 1996: 425.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years