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East Dorset road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1989, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1988 (374), and casualties fell from 552.

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 1989
323
Down 14% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
472
Down 14% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
23% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1989

4% of collisions in East Dorset in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134%
  • Serious7323%
  • Slight23773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious9721%
  • Slight36277%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1989 is highlighted, with 323, down 14% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.2%)
  • February33 (10%)
  • March29 (9%)
  • April29 (9%)
  • May22 (6.8%)
  • June28 (8.7%)
  • July23 (7.1%)
  • August30 (9.3%)
  • September24 (7.4%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December17 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (62%)
  • Wet or damp120 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (31%)
  • 40 mph43 (13%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph139 (43%)
  • 70 mph28 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (16%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20132 (28%)
  • 21 to 2552 (11%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4555 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.8%)
  • Over 7523 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (67%)
  • Passenger140 (30%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (70%)
  • Motorcycle75 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A3100 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1989: 31, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3100313833
2ndB3073283907
3rdB3072274719
4thB3081151904
5thA3380132211
6thB3082132015
7thB3078121402
8thA3470111220
9thA348091101
10thA354081802
11thA350071121
12thA314600
13thA3382301
14thA3482200
15thB30742301
16thB30752202
17thA34001100
18thA3501100
19thA3541100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1989

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1989: 35.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1989

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1989: 163.

Dorset and its former districts in 1989

Dorset recorded 1,280 collisions in 1989, and 25% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1989, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years