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East Dorset road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1983, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (298), and casualties fell from 424.

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 1983
278
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
394
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
33% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1983

2.2% of collisions in East Dorset in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious9233%
  • Slight18065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious10426%
  • Slight28472%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1983 is highlighted, with 278, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (12%)
  • Thursday48 (17%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4%)
  • February16 (5.8%)
  • March19 (6.8%)
  • April25 (9%)
  • May25 (9%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July23 (8.3%)
  • August21 (7.6%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November28 (10%)
  • December21 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (15%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (66%)
  • Wet or damp88 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (32%)
  • 40 mph50 (18%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph102 (37%)
  • 70 mph28 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (26%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20126 (32%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3552 (13%)
  • 36 to 4544 (11%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.8%)
  • Over 754 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (65%)
  • Passenger110 (28%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car319 (61%)
  • Motorcycle106 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in East Dorset

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 1983

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1983: 55, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA315589115
2ndB3072253117
3rdB3073222608
4thA347142104
5thB3081141916
6thA338111813
7thB3082101413
8thB307891404
9thA3487800
10thA3507902
11thB30745503
12thA3544702
13thB3412300
14thB30751101

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1983

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1983: 43.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1983

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1983: 119.

Dorset and its former districts in 1983

Dorset recorded 1,146 collisions in 1983, and 24% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1983, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years