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West Dorset road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 1984, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1983 (341), and casualties rose from 490.

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 1984
411
Up 21% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
621
Up 27% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
29% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 1984

2.7% of collisions in West Dorset in 1984 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious12129%
  • Slight27968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious15224%
  • Slight45874%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 1984 is highlighted, with 411, up 21% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday49 (12%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.1%)
  • February25 (6.1%)
  • March30 (7.3%)
  • April31 (7.5%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June32 (7.8%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August46 (11%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October29 (7.1%)
  • November37 (9%)
  • December28 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (17%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (63%)
  • Wet or damp145 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (37%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph228 (55%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (23%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20190 (31%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 3583 (13%)
  • 36 to 4557 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5536 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (58%)
  • Passenger219 (35%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (64%)
  • Motorcycle130 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 1984: 81, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3581129220
2ndB31573851110
3rdA352284618
4thA302640014
5thA354244303
6thA372036211
7thA3066152604
8thB3143111906
9thA3568903
10thB316281003
11thA35371411
12thB31446600
13thB33905701
14thA30304501
15thA30523402
16thA30702201
17thA382200
18thB31452200
19thB31632400
20thB31642201

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 1984

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 1984: 46.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 1984

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 1984: 149.

Dorset and its former districts in 1984

Dorset recorded 1,314 collisions in 1984, and 31% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 1984, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years