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West Dorset road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 1982, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1981 (367), and casualties rose from 569.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,774 collisions in West Dorset.

District council until April 2019, now part of Dorset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1982
382
Up 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
573
Up 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
34% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 1982

1.6% of collisions in West Dorset in 1982 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious13034%
  • Slight24664%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious17030%
  • Slight39769%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 1982 is highlighted, with 382, up 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025207297
2024248331
2023209285
2022217316
2021222298
2020159226
2019209304
2018189265
2017225328
2016248382
2015277409
2014262384
2013249356
2012283408
2011289436
2010267401
2009317455
2008308461
2007342502
2006372581
2005346522
2004388602
2003359554
2002426663
2001441656
2000438710
1999401633
1998467699
1997440662
1996425671
1995355611
1994431686
1993392626
1992405662
1991391620
1990389616
1989386632
1988393584
1987400611
1986363538
1985358530
1984411621
1983341490
1982382573
1981367569
1980390540
1979390566

When and where crashes happen in West Dorset in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (9.2%)
  • Friday74 (19%)
  • Saturday66 (17%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (4.2%)
  • February19 (5%)
  • March29 (7.6%)
  • April32 (8.4%)
  • May45 (12%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July37 (9.7%)
  • August44 (12%)
  • September27 (7.1%)
  • October28 (7.3%)
  • November31 (8.1%)
  • December32 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (65%)
  • Wet or damp117 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (37%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph221 (58%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (24%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20185 (32%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3582 (14%)
  • 36 to 4546 (8%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (59%)
  • Passenger192 (34%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (59%)
  • Motorcycle143 (22%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in West Dorset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 1982

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 1982: 66, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3566117318
2ndA3522538011
3rdB3157252915
4thA354243006
5thA372338210
6thA30202408
7thA3066122404
8thB3143111806
9thB3145111200
10thA35391803
11thA35681502
12thA30305804
13thA30525501
14thB31624702
15thB31443401
16thB31653602
17thA30702300
18thB31592401
19thB31632200
20thB33902400

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 1982

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 1982: 48.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 1982

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 1982: 133.

Dorset and its former districts in 1982

Dorset recorded 1,246 collisions in 1982, and 31% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 1982, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years