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North Dorset road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1998, and 336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1997 (259), and casualties fell from 383.

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 1998
231
Down 11% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
336
Down 12% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
16% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1998

2.6% of collisions in North Dorset in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight18881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight28485%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1998 is highlighted, with 231, down 11% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (10%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.9%)
  • February17 (7.4%)
  • March18 (7.8%)
  • April13 (5.6%)
  • May20 (8.7%)
  • June25 (11%)
  • July17 (7.4%)
  • August31 (13%)
  • September24 (10%)
  • October13 (5.6%)
  • November16 (6.9%)
  • December21 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit33 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (19%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (54%)
  • Wet or damp100 (43%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph71 (31%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph128 (55%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (91%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (11%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2066 (20%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (19%)
  • 36 to 4546 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.1%)
  • Over 7512 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (66%)
  • Passenger92 (27%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (72%)
  • Motorcycle41 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1998: 32, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350324304
2ndA354243333
3rdB3081224005
4thA357152904
5thA30142311
6thB309281102
7thB30826800
8thB30916602
9thA313301
10thB31433600
11thA30302400
12thA3031200
13thB30751100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1998

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1998: 21.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1998

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1998: 123.

Dorset and its former districts in 1998

Dorset recorded 1,456 collisions in 1998, and 16% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1998, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1998.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years