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North Dorset road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1980, and 294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1979 (199), and casualties rose from 285.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,400 collisions in North Dorset.

District council until April 2019, now part of Dorset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1980
201
Up 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
294
Up 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
31% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1980

4% of collisions in North Dorset in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84%
  • Serious6231%
  • Slight13165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious8930%
  • Slight19767%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1980 is highlighted, with 201, up 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025104131
2024111141
202390124
2022118148
202187106
2020102146
201972100
2018105154
2017113153
2016103146
2015131171
201496153
2013111167
2012113156
2011120156
2010158209
2009182271
2008191287
2007203302
2006227329
2005228327
2004227329
2003223324
2002239354
2001241370
2000286407
1999234327
1998231336
1997259383
1996241351
1995199333
1994193284
1993195283
1992200306
1991206295
1990212299
1989242345
1988209304
1987195259
1986234349
1985226317
1984183253
1983177221
1982190257
1981193266
1980201294
1979199285

When and where crashes happen in North Dorset in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday19 (9.5%)
  • Friday37 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (10%)
  • February16 (8%)
  • March18 (9%)
  • April21 (10%)
  • May13 (6.5%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July14 (7%)
  • August15 (7.5%)
  • September16 (8%)
  • October17 (8.5%)
  • November12 (6%)
  • December17 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (58%)
  • Wet or damp75 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph52 (26%)
  • 40 mph18 (9%)
  • 60 mph131 (65%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (19%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2080 (27%)
  • 21 to 2542 (14%)
  • 26 to 3552 (18%)
  • 36 to 4522 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5524 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.1%)
  • Over 757 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (64%)
  • Passenger85 (29%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car230 (64%)
  • Motorcycle58 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in North Dorset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 1980

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1980: 29, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350295527
2ndA354283906
3rdA357192604
4thA30131503
5thB3081111515
6thB3091101002
7thB308291112
8thB309291215
9thA3037705
10thA312410
11thB30951401
12thB31431200

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1980

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1980: 24.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1980

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1980: 102.

Dorset and its former districts in 1980

Dorset recorded 1,285 collisions in 1980, and 16% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1980, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years