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East Dorset road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1993, and 426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1992 (297), and casualties fell from 444.

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 1993
289
Down 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
426
Down 4% on 1992
Fatal collisions
10
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1993

3.5% of collisions in East Dorset in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.5%
  • Serious4516%
  • Slight23481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious6415%
  • Slight35082%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1993 is highlighted, with 289, down 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (17%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.9%)
  • February19 (6.6%)
  • March12 (4.2%)
  • April27 (9.3%)
  • May21 (7.3%)
  • June24 (8.3%)
  • July34 (12%)
  • August22 (7.6%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October28 (9.7%)
  • November23 (8%)
  • December29 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (21%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (57%)
  • Wet or damp116 (40%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph100 (35%)
  • 40 mph35 (12%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph125 (43%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (85%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2058 (14%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3587 (20%)
  • 36 to 4556 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.1%)
  • Over 7528 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (67%)
  • Passenger117 (27%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car440 (76%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4%)
  • Minibus9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1993: 52, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31528237
2ndB3073314905
3rdB3072273714
4thB3081152002
5thA347142010
6thB3078111703
7thA34891000
8thB308291811
9thA33881201
10thA35481602
11thA3507803
12thB30742300
13thA3411100
14thA351101
15thB30751100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1993

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1993: 26.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1993

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1993: 129.

Dorset and its former districts in 1993

Dorset recorded 1,231 collisions in 1993, and 23% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1993, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years