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North Dorset road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1996, and 351 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1995 (199), and casualties rose from 333.

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 1996
241
Up 21% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
351
Up 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1996

0.4% of collisions in North Dorset in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4017%
  • Slight20083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight30286%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1996 is highlighted, with 241, up 21% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday32 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (18%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.8%)
  • February15 (6.2%)
  • March22 (9.1%)
  • April16 (6.6%)
  • May18 (7.5%)
  • June20 (8.3%)
  • July18 (7.5%)
  • August21 (8.7%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October20 (8.3%)
  • November21 (8.7%)
  • December30 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit56 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (8.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (15%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (55%)
  • Wet or damp100 (41%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (28%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph162 (67%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (94%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (6%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2074 (21%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (21%)
  • 36 to 4540 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (66%)
  • Passenger101 (29%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in North Dorset

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 1996

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1996: 26, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350264207
2ndA354233302
3rdA357233604
4thA30192613
5thB3082131800
6thB3081111501
7thB3092111501
8thB3091101102
9thA3171501
10thA3032201
11thB31462301
12thA3521100
13thB30951200

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1996

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1996: 26.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1996

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1996: 114.

Dorset and its former districts in 1996

Dorset recorded 1,384 collisions in 1996, and 17% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years