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North Dorset road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1991, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1990 (212), and casualties fell from 299.

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 1991
206
Down 3% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
295
Down 1% on 1990
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1991

1.9% of collisions in North Dorset in 1991 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3617%
  • Slight16681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight24784%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1991 is highlighted, with 206, down 3% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (17%)
  • Tuesday23 (11%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday17 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.3%)
  • February8 (3.9%)
  • March24 (12%)
  • April18 (8.7%)
  • May10 (4.9%)
  • June14 (6.8%)
  • July22 (11%)
  • August21 (10%)
  • September14 (6.8%)
  • October16 (7.8%)
  • November24 (12%)
  • December18 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (15%)
  • Fog or mist9 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other12 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (58%)
  • Wet or damp76 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.4%)
  • Snow3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph55 (27%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph140 (68%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (98%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (15%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (6.1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2056 (19%)
  • 21 to 2553 (18%)
  • 26 to 3550 (17%)
  • 36 to 4539 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.1%)
  • Over 759 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (60%)
  • Passenger91 (31%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (62%)
  • Motorcycle49 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.4%)
  • Minibus5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in North Dorset

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 1991

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1991: 26, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350263416
2ndA357242913
3rdA354213203
4thB3081182502
5thB3082163012
6thA30131903
7thB30927901
8thB30915501
9thA3033401
10thB30951100
11thB31431100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1991

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1991: 20.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1991

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1991: 101.

Dorset and its former districts in 1991

Dorset recorded 1,171 collisions in 1991, and 18% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years