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North Dorset road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1985, and 317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 1984 (183), and casualties rose from 253.

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 1985
226
Up 23% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
317
Up 25% on 1984
Fatal collisions
6
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1985

2.7% of collisions in North Dorset in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious4922%
  • Slight17176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5417%
  • Slight25781%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1985 is highlighted, with 226, up 23% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (19%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.1%)
  • February10 (4.4%)
  • March20 (8.8%)
  • April17 (7.5%)
  • May19 (8.4%)
  • June22 (9.7%)
  • July21 (9.3%)
  • August23 (10%)
  • September18 (8%)
  • October22 (9.7%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December15 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (58%)
  • Wet or damp79 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4%)
  • Snow6 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (31%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph149 (66%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5%)
  • 16 to 2085 (27%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (16%)
  • 36 to 4535 (11%)
  • 46 to 5522 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.4%)
  • Over 759 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (61%)
  • Passenger96 (30%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car243 (61%)
  • Motorcycle67 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in North Dorset

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 1985

The A354 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1985: 24, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354243414
2ndA350214104
3rdB3081192333
4thA30182304
5thA357172503
6thB3092152307
7thB3082111203
8thB3091101503
9thA314612
10thB30954401
11thA3033300
12thB31432200
13thA4191300

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1985

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1985: 19.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1985

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1985: 87.

Dorset and its former districts in 1985

Dorset recorded 1,288 collisions in 1985, and 18% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1985, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years