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West Dorset road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 1988, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (400), and casualties fell from 611.

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 1988
393
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
584
Down 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 1988

2.3% of collisions in West Dorset in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious9524%
  • Slight28974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious11920%
  • Slight45478%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 393, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (8.1%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.1%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March22 (5.6%)
  • April28 (7.1%)
  • May44 (11%)
  • June28 (7.1%)
  • July46 (12%)
  • August33 (8.4%)
  • September35 (8.9%)
  • October32 (8.1%)
  • November36 (9.2%)
  • December30 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (22%)
  • Fog or mist14 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (54%)
  • Wet or damp172 (44%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (29%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph255 (65%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway372 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.8%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (12%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (5%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20130 (22%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (20%)
  • 36 to 4560 (10%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7541 (7%)
  • Over 7524 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (59%)
  • Passenger190 (33%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (70%)
  • Motorcycle68 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in West Dorset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 1988

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 1988: 87, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3587150321
2ndA30263429
3rdB3157264204
4thA352233918
5thA354233906
6thA37192904
7thA353121900
8thA3066101302
9thA356101214
10thB31436703
11thB314561011
12thB31626800
13thA30305602
14thB31655601
15thA30524401
16thB31503400
17thB31593301
18thB33903501
19thB31472200
20thA30701101

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 1988

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 1988: 42.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 1988

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 1988: 136.

Dorset and its former districts in 1988

Dorset recorded 1,336 collisions in 1988, and 29% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years