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East Dorset road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1990, and 532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1989 (323), and casualties rose from 472.

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 1990
351
Up 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
532
Up 13% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1990

2.6% of collisions in East Dorset in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious7020%
  • Slight27277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious8817%
  • Slight43482%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1990 is highlighted, with 351, up 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (11%)
  • February30 (8.5%)
  • March22 (6.3%)
  • April29 (8.3%)
  • May31 (8.8%)
  • June31 (8.8%)
  • July26 (7.4%)
  • August32 (9.1%)
  • September28 (8%)
  • October23 (6.6%)
  • November32 (9.1%)
  • December26 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (67%)
  • Wet or damp109 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (30%)
  • 40 mph63 (18%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph143 (41%)
  • 70 mph30 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (13%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20129 (24%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 3581 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (64%)
  • Passenger162 (30%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (72%)
  • Motorcycle66 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1990: 53, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31537619
2ndB3072293818
3rdA347254213
4thA348213613
5thB3073202611
6thB3081202503
7thA354131701
8thB3082131511
9thB3078112013
10thA33871101
11thA35071200
12thB30745901
13thA352402
14thB30411100
15thB3411101

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1990

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1990: 42.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1990

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1990: 147.

Dorset and its former districts in 1990

Dorset recorded 1,285 collisions in 1990, and 27% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1990, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years