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North Dorset road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1993, and 283 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1992 (200), and casualties fell from 306.

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 1993
195
Down 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
283
Down 8% on 1992
Fatal collisions
7
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
14% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1993

3.6% of collisions in North Dorset in 1993 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.6%
  • Serious2714%
  • Slight16183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight23683%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1993 is highlighted, with 195, down 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday41 (21%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (3.6%)
  • February8 (4.1%)
  • March11 (5.6%)
  • April14 (7.2%)
  • May22 (11%)
  • June12 (6.2%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August25 (13%)
  • September17 (8.7%)
  • October18 (9.2%)
  • November14 (7.2%)
  • December27 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (56%)
  • Wet or damp81 (42%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph48 (25%)
  • 40 mph16 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph125 (64%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (93%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian20 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2062 (22%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (17%)
  • 36 to 4535 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.1%)
  • Over 7515 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (61%)
  • Passenger89 (31%)
  • Pedestrian20 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (72%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A350 and A354 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1993, with 24 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350243605
2ndA354244012
3rdA30183001
4thB3081142303
5thA357122112
6thB3092111320
7thB3082101200
8thA314600
9thB30913301
10thB31433301
11thA3032300
12thB30952200
13thA3621100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1993

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1993: 19.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1993

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1993: 98.

Dorset and its former districts in 1993

Dorset recorded 1,231 collisions in 1993, and 16% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1993, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1993.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years