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Dorset road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,374 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 1999, and 1,990 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 220 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1998 (1,456), and casualties fell from 2,152.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,374
Down 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,990
Down 8% on 1998
Fatal collisions
23
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
220
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 1999

1.7% of collisions in Dorset in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.7%
  • Serious22016%
  • Slight1,13182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.2%
  • Serious27014%
  • Slight1,69785%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,374, down 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday214 (16%)
  • Tuesday183 (13%)
  • Wednesday191 (14%)
  • Thursday180 (13%)
  • Friday228 (17%)
  • Saturday206 (15%)
  • Sunday172 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59172 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59245 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59264 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59318 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59213 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January127 (9.2%)
  • February93 (6.8%)
  • March86 (6.3%)
  • April104 (7.6%)
  • May111 (8.1%)
  • June101 (7.4%)
  • July123 (9%)
  • August158 (11%)
  • September120 (8.7%)
  • October120 (8.7%)
  • November115 (8.4%)
  • December116 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,052 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit178 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (9.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,108 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (14%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry856 (62%)
  • Wet or damp461 (34%)
  • Frost or ice48 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph575 (42%)
  • 40 mph131 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph35 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph596 (43%)
  • 70 mph34 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,232 (90%)
  • Roundabout75 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,437 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian147 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist116 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1078 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15110 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20339 (17%)
  • 21 to 25195 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35402 (20%)
  • 36 to 45278 (14%)
  • 46 to 55214 (11%)
  • 56 to 65126 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75105 (5.3%)
  • Over 7595 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,281 (64%)
  • Passenger562 (28%)
  • Pedestrian147 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,015 (77%)
  • Motorcycle189 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1%)
  • Minibus15 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 1999

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1999 in Dorset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dorset ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 29th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 1999

The A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 1999: 103, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354103140213
2ndA3597176413
3rdA315886312
4thB30815166211
5thA351466907
6thB3157457028
7thA30385518
8thA3523866010
9thA350354602
10thA353354501
11thB3073325107
12thB3082264014
13thA37233823
14thA3066223415
15thA348213006
16thB3072192900
17thB3162172203
18thA357152605
19thA347131602
20thA356122112

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 1999

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 1999: 151.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 1999

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 1999: 148.

Former districts in Dorset in 1999

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 1999: 401.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years