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North Dorset road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1989, and 345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1988 (209), and casualties rose from 304.

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 1989
242
Up 16% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
345
Up 13% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
15% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1989

5.4% of collisions in North Dorset in 1989 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal135.4%
  • Serious3615%
  • Slight19380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal144.1%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight28482%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1989 is highlighted, with 242, up 16% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (17%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday42 (17%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (11%)
  • February21 (8.7%)
  • March26 (11%)
  • April16 (6.6%)
  • May20 (8.3%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July17 (7%)
  • August22 (9.1%)
  • September22 (9.1%)
  • October16 (6.6%)
  • November21 (8.7%)
  • December10 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (19%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (57%)
  • Wet or damp94 (39%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (29%)
  • 40 mph22 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph149 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (13%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2066 (19%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3575 (22%)
  • 36 to 4532 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.8%)
  • Over 7514 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (66%)
  • Passenger84 (24%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car299 (66%)
  • Motorcycle48 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A3500 and B3081 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1989, with 26 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3500264025
2ndB3081264322
3rdB3082202632
4thB3092161813
5thA3540152120
6thA3000132602
7thA303081001
8thA310071302
9thA3504501
10thB30914500
11thA303510
12thA3543401
13thA3031100
14thA311100
15thA3571101
16thB30751100
17thB30951200
18thB31431100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1989

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1989: 26.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1989

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1989: 116.

Dorset and its former districts in 1989

Dorset recorded 1,280 collisions in 1989, and 19% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1989, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 21 December 1989.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years