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North Dorset road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1982, and 257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1981 (193), and casualties fell from 266.

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 1982
190
Down 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
257
Down 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
5
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
31% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1982

2.6% of collisions in North Dorset in 1982 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious5931%
  • Slight12666%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious7228%
  • Slight18070%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1982 is highlighted, with 190, down 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (19%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (18%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.4%)
  • February10 (5.3%)
  • March7 (3.7%)
  • April13 (6.8%)
  • May14 (7.4%)
  • June15 (7.9%)
  • July18 (9.5%)
  • August25 (13%)
  • September22 (12%)
  • October18 (9.5%)
  • November17 (8.9%)
  • December17 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (59%)
  • Wet or damp61 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (6.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph54 (28%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph131 (69%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (21%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2067 (26%)
  • 21 to 2539 (15%)
  • 26 to 3538 (15%)
  • 36 to 4527 (11%)
  • 46 to 5514 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.8%)
  • Over 755 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (66%)
  • Passenger56 (22%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car201 (63%)
  • Motorcycle56 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in North Dorset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 1982

The A354 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1982: 30, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354303909
2ndA350253005
3rdA3571928010
4thB3092121403
5thB3081111601
6thA30102234
7thB309171122
8thB30824501
9thA312400
10thB31432402
11thA3031100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1982

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1982: 26.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1982

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1982: 94.

Dorset and its former districts in 1982

Dorset recorded 1,246 collisions in 1982, and 15% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1982, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years