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North Dorset road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1987, and 259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1986 (234), and casualties fell from 349.

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 1987
195
Down 17% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
259
Down 26% on 1986
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1987

2.1% of collisions in North Dorset in 1987 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious3417%
  • Slight15781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4116%
  • Slight21483%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1987 is highlighted, with 195, down 17% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday20 (10%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday38 (19%)
  • Friday31 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.7%)
  • February10 (5.1%)
  • March16 (8.2%)
  • April20 (10%)
  • May13 (6.7%)
  • June17 (8.7%)
  • July16 (8.2%)
  • August16 (8.2%)
  • September20 (10%)
  • October24 (12%)
  • November11 (5.6%)
  • December19 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (8.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Fog or mist11 (5.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (59%)
  • Wet or damp67 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.6%)
  • Snow4 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (35%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph113 (58%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (19%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2061 (24%)
  • 21 to 2540 (15%)
  • 26 to 3551 (20%)
  • 36 to 4529 (11%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.1%)
  • Over 759 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (62%)
  • Passenger69 (27%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car230 (65%)
  • Motorcycle49 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in North Dorset

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 1987

The B3081 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1987: 32, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3081324627
2ndA350232916
3rdB3092191914
4thA357152105
5thB3082141500
6thA30121602
7thA354121902
8thA3034600
9thB30914501
10thA311201
11thB30951100
12thB31431600

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1987

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1987: 24.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1987

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1987: 78.

Dorset and its former districts in 1987

Dorset recorded 1,286 collisions in 1987, and 15% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1987, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years