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East Dorset road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1992, and 444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1991 (272), and casualties rose from 410.

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 1992
297
Up 9% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
444
Up 8% on 1991
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1992

2.4% of collisions in East Dorset in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious4916%
  • Slight24181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight37885%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1992 is highlighted, with 297, up 9% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday31 (10%)
  • Wednesday52 (18%)
  • Thursday37 (12%)
  • Friday59 (20%)
  • Saturday51 (17%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.4%)
  • February23 (7.7%)
  • March26 (8.8%)
  • April27 (9.1%)
  • May23 (7.7%)
  • June22 (7.4%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August22 (7.4%)
  • September18 (6.1%)
  • October25 (8.4%)
  • November27 (9.1%)
  • December29 (9.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (19%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (58%)
  • Wet or damp116 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph87 (29%)
  • 40 mph56 (19%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph129 (43%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2083 (19%)
  • 21 to 2574 (17%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4562 (14%)
  • 46 to 5545 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.2%)
  • Over 7518 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (64%)
  • Passenger132 (30%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (77%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1992: 40, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31406905
2ndB3072314217
3rdB3081213016
4thA347203401
5thB3073192504
6thA348152732
7thA338101210
8thA354102201
9thB3082101612
10thB307881401
11thA3506701
12thB3416800
13thB307451102
14thA352201
15thB30471100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1992

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1992: 35.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1992

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1992: 138.

Dorset and its former districts in 1992

Dorset recorded 1,272 collisions in 1992, and 23% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1992, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years