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East Dorset road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1985, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (361), and casualties fell from 522.

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 1985
340
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
484
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
31% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1985

3.2% of collisions in East Dorset in 1985 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.2%
  • Serious10731%
  • Slight22265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious12927%
  • Slight34371%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1985 is highlighted, with 340, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (17%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February15 (4.4%)
  • March26 (7.6%)
  • April31 (9.1%)
  • May43 (13%)
  • June24 (7.1%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September25 (7.4%)
  • October28 (8.2%)
  • November30 (8.8%)
  • December24 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (67%)
  • Wet or damp103 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph109 (32%)
  • 40 mph69 (20%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph116 (34%)
  • 70 mph28 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (86%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (20%)
  • Cyclist46 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20115 (24%)
  • 21 to 2571 (15%)
  • 26 to 3573 (15%)
  • 36 to 4547 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (7%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (64%)
  • Passenger135 (28%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car407 (65%)
  • Motorcycle94 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1985: 72, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA317295122
2ndB3072263016
3rdB3081223908
4thB3073202815
5thA347171906
6thA3481624110
7thB3078141904
8thA350101512
9thA354102321
10thA33881400
11thB308271506
12thB307461101
13thB3415601
14thA352201

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1985

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1985: 51.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1985

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1985: 137.

Dorset and its former districts in 1985

Dorset recorded 1,288 collisions in 1985, and 26% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years