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North Dorset road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1990, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1989 (242), and casualties fell from 345.

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 1990
212
Down 12% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
299
Down 13% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1990

3.3% of collisions in North Dorset in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.3%
  • Serious4320%
  • Slight16276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious5318%
  • Slight23980%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1990 is highlighted, with 212, down 12% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (11%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (18%)
  • Friday45 (21%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.1%)
  • February18 (8.5%)
  • March11 (5.2%)
  • April22 (10%)
  • May14 (6.6%)
  • June11 (5.2%)
  • July20 (9.4%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September22 (10%)
  • October16 (7.5%)
  • November21 (9.9%)
  • December18 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (17%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (61%)
  • Wet or damp76 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph57 (27%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph139 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (3%)
  • 16 to 2061 (20%)
  • 21 to 2553 (18%)
  • 26 to 3545 (15%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.7%)
  • Over 759 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (64%)
  • Passenger81 (27%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car273 (70%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in North Dorset

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 1990

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1990: 27, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350273734
2ndA354253603
3rdB3082182702
4thA30172604
5thA357162716
6thB3092131707
7thB3081121701
8thB3091101402
9thA30341113
10thA313401
11thB31431100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1990

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1990: 20.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1990

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1990: 101.

Dorset and its former districts in 1990

Dorset recorded 1,285 collisions in 1990, and 16% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1990.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years