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North Dorset road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1984, and 253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (177), and casualties rose from 221.

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 1984
183
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
253
Up 14% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
24% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1984

3.8% of collisions in North Dorset in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.8%
  • Serious4424%
  • Slight13272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious5421%
  • Slight19276%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1984 is highlighted, with 183, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday33 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.9%)
  • February15 (8.2%)
  • March15 (8.2%)
  • April17 (9.3%)
  • May9 (4.9%)
  • June23 (13%)
  • July13 (7.1%)
  • August10 (5.5%)
  • September16 (8.7%)
  • October24 (13%)
  • November14 (7.7%)
  • December18 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (16%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (63%)
  • Wet or damp67 (37%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (28%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph120 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant131 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (21%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2062 (25%)
  • 21 to 2537 (15%)
  • 26 to 3539 (15%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5516 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.3%)
  • Over 755 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (62%)
  • Passenger71 (28%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (60%)
  • Motorcycle49 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (3%)
  • Minibus5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1984: 34, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350344837
2ndA354243005
3rdA357233408
4thB3081172313
5thB309291202
6thA3071111
7thB308271004
8thB30914400
9thA313300
10thA3032200
11thA30301101
12thB30951201
13thB31431100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1984

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1984: 20.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1984

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1984: 99.

Dorset and its former districts in 1984

Dorset recorded 1,314 collisions in 1984, and 14% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1984, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years