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East Dorset road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1991, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 1990 (351), and casualties fell from 532.

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 1991
272
Down 23% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
410
Down 23% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
19% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1991

2.6% of collisions in East Dorset in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious5119%
  • Slight21479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious7318%
  • Slight32780%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1991 is highlighted, with 272, down 23% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (17%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday35 (13%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.8%)
  • February16 (5.9%)
  • March23 (8.5%)
  • April14 (5.1%)
  • May14 (5.1%)
  • June24 (8.8%)
  • July37 (14%)
  • August24 (8.8%)
  • September25 (9.2%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November27 (9.9%)
  • December16 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (22%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (53%)
  • Wet or damp117 (43%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (31%)
  • 40 mph57 (21%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph99 (36%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 20106 (26%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (15%)
  • 36 to 4557 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.6%)
  • Over 7517 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (65%)
  • Passenger126 (31%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (76%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in East Dorset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 1991

The B3073 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1991: 36, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3073365208
2ndA31325234
3rdA347263604
4thB3072162604
5thA348131702
6thA350122002
7thB3078121701
8thA354102000
9thB3081101102
10thA33891403
11thB308281621
12thB30744400
13thB3414400

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1991

Wimborne Minster had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1991: 30.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1991

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1991: 120.

Dorset and its former districts in 1991

Dorset recorded 1,171 collisions in 1991, and 23% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years