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East Dorset road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1982, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1981 (276), and casualties rose from 416.

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 1982
298
Up 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
424
Up 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
39% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1982

1% of collisions in East Dorset in 1982 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious11639%
  • Slight17960%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious13331%
  • Slight28768%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1982 is highlighted, with 298, up 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (17%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.4%)
  • February13 (4.4%)
  • March25 (8.4%)
  • April25 (8.4%)
  • May20 (6.7%)
  • June30 (10%)
  • July27 (9.1%)
  • August22 (7.4%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November29 (9.7%)
  • December29 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (21%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (57%)
  • Wet or damp121 (41%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (31%)
  • 40 mph70 (23%)
  • 50 mph12 (4%)
  • 60 mph105 (35%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (25%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20114 (27%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (16%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.1%)
  • Over 7518 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (67%)
  • Passenger111 (26%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (63%)
  • Motorcycle106 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1982: 67, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3167103128
2ndB30722735112
3rdA3472023010
4thA348141703
5thB3073121404
6thB3078121806
7thA35091902
8thB308191204
9thA33881102
10thB308271101
11thB30745900
12thA3543400
13thB30752400
14thA31100
15thA3491100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1982

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1982: 55.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1982

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1982: 136.

Dorset and its former districts in 1982

Dorset recorded 1,246 collisions in 1982, and 24% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years