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East Dorset road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 1999, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1998 (359), and casualties fell from 529.

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 1999
331
Down 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
464
Down 12% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
18% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 1999

1.8% of collisions in East Dorset in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight26480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6815%
  • Slight39084%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 1999 is highlighted, with 331, down 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (18%)
  • Tuesday37 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (18%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.1%)
  • February29 (8.8%)
  • March27 (8.2%)
  • April21 (6.3%)
  • May26 (7.9%)
  • June28 (8.5%)
  • July31 (9.4%)
  • August28 (8.5%)
  • September31 (9.4%)
  • October26 (7.9%)
  • November26 (7.9%)
  • December28 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (9.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (16%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (65%)
  • Wet or damp104 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (34%)
  • 40 mph75 (23%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph116 (35%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (86%)
  • Roundabout27 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2088 (19%)
  • 21 to 2544 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3590 (19%)
  • 36 to 4556 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.4%)
  • Over 7526 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (68%)
  • Passenger126 (27%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (79%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 1999: 51, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA315177310
2ndB3073325107
3rdB3081273014
4thA348213006
5thB3072192900
6thB3082172713
7thA347131602
8thB3078111611
9thA354101200
10thA33881301
11thB307471002
12thB3086600
13thA3504400
14thA352300
15thA3611101
16thB3411100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 1999

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 1999: 35.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 1999

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 1999: 139.

Dorset and its former districts in 1999

Dorset recorded 1,374 collisions in 1999, and 24% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 1999, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years