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North Dorset road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1988, and 304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (195), and casualties rose from 259.

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 1988
209
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
304
Up 17% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
19% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1988

3.8% of collisions in North Dorset in 1988 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.8%
  • Serious4019%
  • Slight16177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight25082%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1988 is highlighted, with 209, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday33 (16%)
  • Friday44 (21%)
  • Saturday33 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.2%)
  • February16 (7.7%)
  • March12 (5.7%)
  • April14 (6.7%)
  • May25 (12%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July15 (7.2%)
  • August16 (7.7%)
  • September28 (13%)
  • October15 (7.2%)
  • November10 (4.8%)
  • December19 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (56%)
  • Wet or damp81 (39%)
  • Frost or ice11 (5.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (24%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph147 (70%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (12%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2071 (23%)
  • 21 to 2542 (14%)
  • 26 to 3558 (19%)
  • 36 to 4546 (15%)
  • 46 to 5528 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.9%)
  • Over 758 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (64%)
  • Passenger90 (30%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car258 (70%)
  • Motorcycle37 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.8%)
  • Minibus5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in North Dorset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 1988

The A354 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1988: 21, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354213805
2ndB3081192625
3rdA350173004
4thB3082162313
5thA357132414
6thB3092101211
7thA3091202
8thB309191201
9thA3171402
10thA3033500
11thB30951100
12thB31431100
13thB31461100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1988

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1988: 17.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1988

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1988: 100.

Dorset and its former districts in 1988

Dorset recorded 1,336 collisions in 1988, and 16% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years