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East Dorset road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1994, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1993 (289), and casualties rose from 426.

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 1994
301
Up 4% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
455
Up 7% on 1993
Fatal collisions
12
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
17% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1994

4% of collisions in East Dorset in 1994 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124%
  • Serious5017%
  • Slight23979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious6113%
  • Slight38184%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1994 is highlighted, with 301, up 4% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7%)
  • February21 (7%)
  • March24 (8%)
  • April23 (7.6%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June23 (7.6%)
  • July22 (7.3%)
  • August23 (7.6%)
  • September35 (12%)
  • October20 (6.6%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December27 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (62%)
  • Wet or damp110 (37%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (34%)
  • 40 mph41 (14%)
  • 50 mph19 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph122 (41%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (82%)
  • Roundabout30 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2072 (16%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (19%)
  • 36 to 4563 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.2%)
  • Over 7519 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (64%)
  • Passenger138 (30%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car464 (76%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1994: 48, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31487028
2ndB3072253322
3rdB3073223416
4thB3081183626
5thA347141904
6thB3078141710
7thA348131802
8thB3082122012
9thA33891500
10thB30748800
11thA35071513
12thA3412200
13thA3492601
14thA3542311
15thB30672300
16thA351100
17thB30911100
18thB3411300

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1994

Wimborne Minster had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1994: 31.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1994

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1994: 141.

Dorset and its former districts in 1994

Dorset recorded 1,266 collisions in 1994, and 24% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1994, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years