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East Dorset road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1986, and 471 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (340), and casualties fell from 484.

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 1986
327
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
471
Down 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
29% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1986

2.4% of collisions in East Dorset in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious9529%
  • Slight22469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious11625%
  • Slight34473%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1986 is highlighted, with 327, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8%)
  • February23 (7%)
  • March27 (8.3%)
  • April22 (6.7%)
  • May27 (8.3%)
  • June23 (7%)
  • July27 (8.3%)
  • August29 (8.9%)
  • September24 (7.3%)
  • October40 (12%)
  • November31 (9.5%)
  • December28 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (15%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (60%)
  • Wet or damp115 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (34%)
  • 40 mph59 (18%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph115 (35%)
  • 70 mph33 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (20%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20140 (30%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (14%)
  • 36 to 4555 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 7521 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (66%)
  • Passenger129 (27%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (65%)
  • Motorcycle96 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (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 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in East Dorset

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

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 1986

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1986: 47, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA314769412
2ndA347284307
3rdB3073253709
4thB3072212519
5thB3078172315
6thA348142303
7thB3081141808
8thB308291603
9thA35081802
10thA33871711
11thA35471413
12thB30747702
13thB3415800
14thA30401100
15thB13451100
16thB30751100
17thB30831100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1986

Wimborne Minster had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1986: 44.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1986

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1986: 125.

Dorset and its former districts in 1986

Dorset recorded 1,314 collisions in 1986, and 25% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1986, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years