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East Dorset road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1980, and 332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1979 (323), and casualties fell from 467.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,512 collisions in East Dorset.

District council until April 2019, now part of Dorset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1980
262
Down 19% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
332
Down 29% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
37% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1980

2.7% of collisions in East Dorset in 1980 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious9637%
  • Slight15961%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious10331%
  • Slight22267%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1980 is highlighted, with 262, down 19% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025160209
2024150195
2023163220
2022182240
2021150199
2020147207
2019144208
2018139197
2017188268
2016185291
2015189272
2014214308
2013194298
2012209297
2011193290
2010219328
2009223317
2008263391
2007254368
2006289413
2005298421
2004305454
2003325468
2002348487
2001364554
2000330477
1999331464
1998359529
1997356498
1996316472
1995312493
1994301455
1993289426
1992297444
1991272410
1990351532
1989323472
1988374552
1987341498
1986327471
1985340484
1984361522
1983278394
1982298424
1981276416
1980262332
1979323467

When and where crashes happen in East Dorset in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (18%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.9%)
  • February16 (6.1%)
  • March23 (8.8%)
  • April22 (8.4%)
  • May24 (9.2%)
  • June26 (9.9%)
  • July22 (8.4%)
  • August22 (8.4%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October17 (6.5%)
  • November23 (8.8%)
  • December19 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (70%)
  • Wet or damp72 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph82 (31%)
  • 40 mph39 (15%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph110 (42%)
  • 70 mph28 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (5%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (34%)
  • Cyclist30 (9%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20109 (33%)
  • 21 to 2543 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (13%)
  • 36 to 4533 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5522 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.4%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (71%)
  • Passenger71 (21%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (61%)
  • Motorcycle110 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in East Dorset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 1980

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1980: 88, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3188113129
2ndB3072152017
3rdB3081132003
4thA3388905
5thA3478803
6thA3487704
7thB30786803
8thB30735502
9thB30825500
10thB30744400
11thA3503501
12thA3543302
13thA3492202

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1980

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1980: 43.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1980

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1980: 118.

Dorset and its former districts in 1980

Dorset recorded 1,285 collisions in 1980, and 20% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years