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East Dorset road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1984, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 30% on 1983 (278), and casualties rose from 394.

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 1984
361
Up 30% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
522
Up 32% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
27% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1984

1.7% of collisions in East Dorset in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious9827%
  • Slight25771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious12524%
  • Slight38774%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1984 is highlighted, with 361, up 30% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (10%)
  • Tuesday39 (11%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (19%)
  • Friday70 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.2%)
  • February19 (5.3%)
  • March30 (8.3%)
  • April27 (7.5%)
  • May29 (8%)
  • June29 (8%)
  • July42 (12%)
  • August32 (8.9%)
  • September34 (9.4%)
  • October22 (6.1%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December35 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (17%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (65%)
  • Wet or damp119 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (23%)
  • 40 mph94 (26%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph126 (35%)
  • 70 mph40 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (8%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (20%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20146 (28%)
  • 21 to 2578 (15%)
  • 26 to 3549 (9.4%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5525 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8%)
  • 66 to 7544 (8.4%)
  • Over 7526 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (62%)
  • Passenger163 (31%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (67%)
  • Motorcycle104 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in East Dorset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 1984

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1984: 79, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3179119214
2ndB3072323909
3rdA347243416
4thB3073222307
5thA348212304
6thA338153806
7thB3081121404
8thB3074101607
9thB3082101403
10thA35481302
11thB307881302
12thA35051003
13thB3412201
14thB30751100
15thB31651100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1984

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1984: 61.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1984

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1984: 137.

Dorset and its former districts in 1984

Dorset recorded 1,314 collisions in 1984, and 27% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1984, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years