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North Dorset road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1992, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1991 (206), and casualties rose from 295.

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 1992
200
Down 3% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
306
Up 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
6
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1992

3% of collisions in North Dorset in 1992 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious3317%
  • Slight16181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4715%
  • Slight25383%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1992 is highlighted, with 200, down 3% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday24 (12%)
  • Saturday35 (18%)
  • Sunday27 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (9.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.5%)
  • February13 (6.5%)
  • March13 (6.5%)
  • April16 (8%)
  • May18 (9%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July16 (8%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September15 (7.5%)
  • October17 (8.5%)
  • November19 (9.5%)
  • December13 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (14%)
  • Fog or mist9 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (59%)
  • Wet or damp75 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph55 (28%)
  • 40 mph12 (6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph131 (66%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2060 (20%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.9%)
  • Over 7515 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (59%)
  • Passenger101 (33%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in North Dorset

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 1992

The A354 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1992: 25, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354253703
2ndA350233905
3rdB3081151803
4thB3082152015
5thA357142331
6thA30131901
7thB309191202
8thB309292013
9thA3141001
10thA3032400
11thB31432301
12thA3621101
13thB30751100
14thM41100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1992

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1992: 21.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1992

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1992: 100.

Dorset and its former districts in 1992

Dorset recorded 1,272 collisions in 1992, and 16% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1992, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1992.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years