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North Dorset road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1986, and 349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (226), and casualties rose from 317.

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 1986
234
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
349
Up 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
21% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1986

1.3% of collisions in North Dorset in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious5021%
  • Slight18177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5917%
  • Slight28782%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1986 is highlighted, with 234, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (12%)
  • Friday49 (21%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.7%)
  • February11 (4.7%)
  • March25 (11%)
  • April20 (8.5%)
  • May27 (12%)
  • June19 (8.1%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August22 (9.4%)
  • September18 (7.7%)
  • October14 (6%)
  • November23 (9.8%)
  • December12 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (60%)
  • Wet or damp84 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (31%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph140 (60%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (17%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2089 (26%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3555 (16%)
  • 36 to 4546 (13%)
  • 46 to 5518 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.6%)
  • Over 7513 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (61%)
  • Passenger105 (30%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (64%)
  • Motorcycle61 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in North Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 1986

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1986: 33, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350335305
2ndB3082202714
3rdA354163705
4thA30152614
5thB3081151802
6thB3092152202
7thA357121912
8thB309181203
9thA30371303
10thB309571001
11thB31433601
12thA312300
13thA3521200
14thA561100
15thA581100
16thB31571300
17thB62191301

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1986

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1986: 27.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1986

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1986: 96.

Dorset and its former districts in 1986

Dorset recorded 1,314 collisions in 1986, and 18% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years