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East Dorset road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1988, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1987 (341), and casualties rose from 498.

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 1988
374
Up 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
552
Up 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
26% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1988

2.1% of collisions in East Dorset in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious9926%
  • Slight26771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious13324%
  • Slight41174%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1988 is highlighted, with 374, up 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.3%)
  • February18 (4.8%)
  • March26 (7%)
  • April27 (7.2%)
  • May35 (9.4%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July33 (8.8%)
  • August35 (9.4%)
  • September35 (9.4%)
  • October36 (9.6%)
  • November32 (8.6%)
  • December26 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (66%)
  • Wet or damp125 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (29%)
  • 40 mph68 (18%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph151 (40%)
  • 70 mph35 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (15%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6%)
  • Van occupant29 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20150 (27%)
  • 21 to 2585 (15%)
  • 26 to 3595 (17%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.2%)
  • Over 7520 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (67%)
  • Passenger150 (27%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car518 (70%)
  • Motorcycle85 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in East Dorset

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 1988

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1988: 52, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA315288215
2ndB3073325016
3rdA347313915
4thB3072253007
5thB3078182601
6thB3081172615
7thA348162404
8thA338142404
9thB30827802
10thA3545902
11thB30745711
12thA3502501
13thB3412401
14thB30751200

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1988

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1988: 44.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1988

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1988: 163.

Dorset and its former districts in 1988

Dorset recorded 1,336 collisions in 1988, and 28% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1988, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years