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East Dorset road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1996, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1995 (312), and casualties fell from 493.

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 1996
316
Up 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
472
Down 4% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
13% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1996

1.3% of collisions in East Dorset in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight27186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight41788%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1996 is highlighted, with 316, up 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.7%)
  • February26 (8.2%)
  • March19 (6%)
  • April24 (7.6%)
  • May34 (11%)
  • June26 (8.2%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August26 (8.2%)
  • September28 (8.9%)
  • October25 (7.9%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December21 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (7.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (69%)
  • Wet or damp89 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (39%)
  • 40 mph35 (11%)
  • 50 mph33 (10%)
  • 60 mph104 (33%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (81%)
  • Roundabout33 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2070 (15%)
  • 21 to 2566 (14%)
  • 26 to 35119 (25%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.3%)
  • Over 7521 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (63%)
  • Passenger152 (32%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1996: 69, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA316911137
2ndB3073242801
3rdA347223701
4thB3081212700
5thB3078203408
6thB3072172002
7thA348141803
8thB3082101401
9thA33881600
10thA35471202
11thB30746900
12thB3413301
13thA3502400
14thA3411101
15thB30751100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1996

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1996: 32.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1996

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1996: 126.

Dorset and its former districts in 1996

Dorset recorded 1,384 collisions in 1996, and 23% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1996, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years