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West Dorset road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 1987, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1986 (363), and casualties rose from 538.

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 1987
400
Up 10% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
611
Up 14% on 1986
Fatal collisions
15
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 1987

3.8% of collisions in West Dorset in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.8%
  • Serious8722%
  • Slight29875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious12220%
  • Slight47177%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 400, up 10% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (11%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (12%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (19%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.8%)
  • February25 (6.3%)
  • March29 (7.2%)
  • April25 (6.3%)
  • May37 (9.3%)
  • June35 (8.8%)
  • July29 (7.2%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October54 (14%)
  • November34 (8.5%)
  • December24 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (17%)
  • Fog or mist15 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (59%)
  • Wet or damp157 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph135 (34%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph242 (61%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (15%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20119 (19%)
  • 21 to 25111 (18%)
  • 26 to 35118 (19%)
  • 36 to 4573 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (60%)
  • Passenger206 (34%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car521 (68%)
  • Motorcycle90 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 1987: 89, including 7 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3589157723
2ndA37336527
3rdA352314306
4thA354284915
5thA30273825
6thB3157233203
7thA356111703
8thA3066101510
9thA3538901
10thB31458900
11thB31436700
12thB31626701
13thA30525801
14thB33905703
15thA30304903
16thB31594701
17thB31442200
18thB31632400
19thB31652201
20thA30701100

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 1987

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 1987: 45.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 1987

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 1987: 145.

Dorset and its former districts in 1987

Dorset recorded 1,286 collisions in 1987, and 31% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 1987, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years