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East Dorset road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1998, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (356), and casualties rose from 498.

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 1998
359
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
529
Up 6% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1998

1.4% of collisions in East Dorset in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5315%
  • Slight30184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7013%
  • Slight45486%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1998 is highlighted, with 359, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (17%)
  • Tuesday61 (17%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday48 (13%)
  • Saturday36 (10%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.1%)
  • February24 (6.7%)
  • March35 (9.7%)
  • April35 (9.7%)
  • May25 (7%)
  • June36 (10%)
  • July31 (8.6%)
  • August34 (9.5%)
  • September33 (9.2%)
  • October22 (6.1%)
  • November31 (8.6%)
  • December31 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit55 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (20%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (62%)
  • Wet or damp132 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph112 (31%)
  • 40 mph61 (17%)
  • 50 mph26 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph129 (36%)
  • 70 mph29 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2083 (16%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 35115 (22%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5569 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.9%)
  • Over 7520 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (68%)
  • Passenger145 (27%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6%)
  • Motorcycle39 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1998: 78, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3178133113
2ndB3073283412
3rdA347232913
4thA348182104
5thB3078183303
6thB3081163403
7thB3072132001
8thB3082132204
9thA338111301
10thA354101411
11thA35091601
12thB30743300
13thA351100
14thB3411101

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1998

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1998: 36.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1998

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1998: 152.

Dorset and its former districts in 1998

Dorset recorded 1,456 collisions in 1998, and 25% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years