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North Dorset road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1983, and 221 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (190), and casualties fell from 257.

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 1983
177
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
221
Down 14% on 1982
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
31% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1983

2.3% of collisions in North Dorset in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious5531%
  • Slight11867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious6831%
  • Slight14967%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1983 is highlighted, with 177, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 177
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (10%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (12%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (18%)
  • Sunday26 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.6%)
  • February9 (5.1%)
  • March18 (10%)
  • April12 (6.8%)
  • May18 (10%)
  • June21 (12%)
  • July18 (10%)
  • August26 (15%)
  • September13 (7.3%)
  • October16 (9%)
  • November5 (2.8%)
  • December11 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry111 (63%)
  • Wet or damp57 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (33%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph108 (61%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant95 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (34%)
  • Pedestrian26 (12%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2088 (40%)
  • 21 to 2533 (15%)
  • 26 to 3523 (10%)
  • 36 to 4518 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 558 (3.6%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.1%)
  • Over 7510 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (64%)
  • Passenger54 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car179 (59%)
  • Motorcycle71 (23%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in North Dorset

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 1983

The A354 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1983: 30, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354303415
2ndA350252607
3rdB3081141815
4thA357111514
5thA30101403
6thB309281102
7thB30824600
8thB30914501
9thA3033302
10thA311401
11thB31431100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1983

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1983: 24.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1983

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1983: 105.

Dorset and its former districts in 1983

Dorset recorded 1,146 collisions in 1983, and 15% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1983.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years