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North Dorset road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1995, and 333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1994 (193), and casualties rose from 284.

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 1995
199
Up 3% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
333
Up 17% on 1994
Fatal collisions
5
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1995

2.5% of collisions in North Dorset in 1995 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious4020%
  • Slight15477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious5717%
  • Slight27081%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1995 is highlighted, with 199, up 3% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday31 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (21%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (12%)
  • February8 (4%)
  • March21 (11%)
  • April8 (4%)
  • May17 (8.5%)
  • June19 (9.5%)
  • July16 (8%)
  • August16 (8%)
  • September15 (7.5%)
  • October32 (16%)
  • November10 (5%)
  • December14 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit44 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (20%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (60%)
  • Wet or damp69 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph54 (27%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph132 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (97%)
  • 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 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2059 (18%)
  • 21 to 2565 (20%)
  • 26 to 3560 (18%)
  • 36 to 4544 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.2%)
  • Over 7519 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (60%)
  • Passenger116 (35%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car271 (75%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1995: 30, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350304507
2ndA354213502
3rdA357173213
4thA30132312
5thB3081122002
6thB30926701
7thB30915701
8thA314400
9thB30824401
10thA30302510
11thB30751100
12thB30951401

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1995

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1995: 19.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1995

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1995: 99.

Dorset and its former districts in 1995

Dorset recorded 1,217 collisions in 1995, and 16% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1995, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years