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East Dorset road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1987, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1986 (327), and casualties rose from 471.

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 1987
341
Up 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
498
Up 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
27% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1987

2.6% of collisions in East Dorset in 1987 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious9327%
  • Slight23970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious10822%
  • Slight38076%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1987 is highlighted, with 341, up 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (20%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.7%)
  • February10 (2.9%)
  • March17 (5%)
  • April28 (8.2%)
  • May27 (7.9%)
  • June17 (5%)
  • July25 (7.3%)
  • August38 (11%)
  • September44 (13%)
  • October42 (12%)
  • November31 (9.1%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (71%)
  • Wet or damp94 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (31%)
  • 40 mph64 (19%)
  • 50 mph17 (5%)
  • 60 mph121 (35%)
  • 70 mph33 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.6%)
  • 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 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (15%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20131 (26%)
  • 21 to 2574 (15%)
  • 26 to 3593 (19%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.2%)
  • Over 7524 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider323 (65%)
  • Passenger142 (29%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (68%)
  • Motorcycle79 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in East Dorset

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 1987

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1987: 54, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA315491211
2ndB30723142012
3rdA347263619
4thB3073212817
5thA348162606
6thB3081162416
7thB3082142914
8thA338122712
9thB3078121804
10thA35491003
11thB30747800
12thA35061103
13thB3416902

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1987

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1987: 49.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1987

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1987: 156.

Dorset and its former districts in 1987

Dorset recorded 1,286 collisions in 1987, and 27% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1987, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years