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West Dorset road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 1989, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1988 (393), and casualties rose from 584.

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 1989
386
Down 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
632
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
16
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 1989

4.1% of collisions in West Dorset in 1989 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.1%
  • Serious10026%
  • Slight27070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223.5%
  • Serious13922%
  • Slight47175%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 386, down 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (18%)
  • Friday81 (21%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7%)
  • February27 (7%)
  • March30 (7.8%)
  • April33 (8.5%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June36 (9.3%)
  • July36 (9.3%)
  • August24 (6.2%)
  • September33 (8.5%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November28 (7.3%)
  • December28 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Fog or mist20 (5.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (61%)
  • Wet or damp146 (38%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (29%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph249 (65%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (12%)
  • Pedestrian37 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20116 (18%)
  • 21 to 25109 (17%)
  • 26 to 35117 (19%)
  • 36 to 4575 (12%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7544 (7%)
  • Over 7528 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (60%)
  • Passenger218 (34%)
  • Pedestrian37 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (68%)
  • Motorcycle73 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A3500 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 1989: 87, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350087152320
2ndA3520253802
3rdB3157224416
4thA3000182905
5thA3066152204
6thB3150111302
7thB3147101104
8thB316291212
9thA354081712
10thA3561322
11thB31436601
12thA3751203
13thA30524411
14thA3524612
15thB31443600
16thB31453600
17thB339031000
18thA302200
19thA30302201
20thB31592201

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 1989

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 1989: 41.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 1989

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 1989: 148.

Dorset and its former districts in 1989

Dorset recorded 1,280 collisions in 1989, and 30% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years