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North Dorset road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 1999, and 327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (231), and casualties fell from 336.

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 1999
234
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
327
Down 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 1999

0.9% of collisions in North Dorset in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4017%
  • Slight19282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5316%
  • Slight27283%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 1999 is highlighted, with 234, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (20%)
  • Wednesday26 (11%)
  • Thursday20 (8.5%)
  • Friday46 (20%)
  • Saturday27 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9%)
  • February19 (8.1%)
  • March13 (5.6%)
  • April12 (5.1%)
  • May27 (12%)
  • June21 (9%)
  • July13 (5.6%)
  • August30 (13%)
  • September17 (7.3%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November19 (8.1%)
  • December18 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit44 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (4.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (56%)
  • Wet or damp85 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (5.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph80 (34%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (3%)
  • 60 mph131 (56%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (93%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2060 (18%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3565 (20%)
  • 36 to 4546 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.4%)
  • Over 7512 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider225 (69%)
  • Passenger89 (27%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (78%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The B3081 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 1999: 25, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3081253717
2ndA350233102
3rdA354202916
4thA357152605
5thA30121502
6thB308291301
7thB309291500
8thA314601
9thB3093500
10thB30913600
11thA40182200
12thB3082200
13thA3031100
14thA381100
15thB30851100
16thB30951201
17thB31201100
18thB31651100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 1999

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 1999: 29.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 1999

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 1999: 105.

Dorset and its former districts in 1999

Dorset recorded 1,374 collisions in 1999, and 17% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years