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East Dorset road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1995, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1994 (301), and casualties rose from 455.

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 1995
312
Up 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
493
Up 8% on 1994
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1995

2.2% of collisions in East Dorset in 1995 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious4815%
  • Slight25782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious7114%
  • Slight41584%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1995 is highlighted, with 312, up 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (11%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.3%)
  • February26 (8.3%)
  • March19 (6.1%)
  • April24 (7.7%)
  • May25 (8%)
  • June23 (7.4%)
  • July24 (7.7%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September21 (6.7%)
  • October17 (5.4%)
  • November41 (13%)
  • December32 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (18%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (60%)
  • Wet or damp123 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (39%)
  • 40 mph44 (14%)
  • 50 mph22 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph109 (35%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (84%)
  • Roundabout26 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20101 (20%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 3595 (19%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.3%)
  • Over 7522 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (62%)
  • Passenger164 (33%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car483 (79%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1995: 61, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3161112210
2ndB3072274205
3rdB3073263414
4thA348192202
5thA347172302
6thB3081152302
7thB3078132501
8thA33881501
9thA3508801
10thB308281421
11thA3546913
12thB3416601
13thB307451201

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1995

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1995: 36.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1995

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1995: 149.

Dorset and its former districts in 1995

Dorset recorded 1,217 collisions in 1995, and 26% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1995, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1995.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years