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West Dorset road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 1986, and 538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (358), and casualties rose from 530.

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 1986
363
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
538
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
33% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 1986

3% of collisions in West Dorset in 1986 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious11933%
  • Slight23364%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious15529%
  • Slight36969%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 1986 is highlighted, with 363, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.8%)
  • February17 (4.7%)
  • March41 (11%)
  • April17 (4.7%)
  • May23 (6.3%)
  • June29 (8%)
  • July34 (9.4%)
  • August40 (11%)
  • September27 (7.4%)
  • October35 (9.6%)
  • November46 (13%)
  • December33 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (16%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (58%)
  • Wet or damp139 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (35%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph210 (58%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (17%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20119 (22%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3583 (15%)
  • 36 to 4555 (10%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6556 (10%)
  • 66 to 7542 (7.8%)
  • Over 7522 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (60%)
  • Passenger170 (32%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (66%)
  • Motorcycle88 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in West Dorset

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

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 1986

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 1986: 90, including 7 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3590156730
2ndA352243607
3rdA354233406
4thB3157202406
5thA37162608
6thA30142104
7thA3066122215
8thA35681311
9thA30527700
10thA35371402
11thB314371003
12thB31457701
13thA30306903
14thB31446600
15thB31624500
16thA30702200
17thB31482501
18thB33902210
19thB62262500
20thA3031100

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 1986

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 1986: 37.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 1986

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 1986: 99.

Dorset and its former districts in 1986

Dorset recorded 1,314 collisions in 1986, and 28% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 1986, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years