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North Dorset road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1994, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1993 (195), and casualties rose from 283.

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 1994
193
Down 1% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
284
Level with 1993
Fatal collisions
6
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1994

3.1% of collisions in North Dorset in 1994 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.1%
  • Serious3920%
  • Slight14877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight23081%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1994 is highlighted, with 193, down 1% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday30 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday38 (20%)
  • Saturday24 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.7%)
  • February15 (7.8%)
  • March12 (6.2%)
  • April20 (10%)
  • May15 (7.8%)
  • June12 (6.2%)
  • July16 (8.3%)
  • August15 (7.8%)
  • September26 (13%)
  • October16 (8.3%)
  • November19 (9.8%)
  • December16 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (21%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (52%)
  • Wet or damp84 (44%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph52 (27%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph132 (68%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2056 (20%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3552 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (18%)
  • 46 to 5526 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.3%)
  • Over 758 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (64%)
  • Passenger82 (29%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car259 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in North Dorset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 1994

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1994: 23, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350233214
2ndB3081192803
3rdA357182905
4thA354162616
5thB3082131502
6thA3081612
7thB30917802
8thB309271013
9thA315901
10thA30341100
11thB31431100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1994

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1994: 19.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1994

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1994: 82.

Dorset and its former districts in 1994

Dorset recorded 1,266 collisions in 1994, and 15% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1994, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years