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West Dorset road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 1990, and 616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1989 (386), and casualties fell from 632.

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 1990
389
Up 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
616
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 1990

2.1% of collisions in West Dorset in 1990 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious8522%
  • Slight29676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious12220%
  • Slight48579%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 1990 is highlighted, with 389, up 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (17%)
  • Sunday54 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.5%)
  • February32 (8.2%)
  • March25 (6.4%)
  • April25 (6.4%)
  • May38 (9.8%)
  • June39 (10%)
  • July47 (12%)
  • August32 (8.2%)
  • September32 (8.2%)
  • October37 (9.5%)
  • November24 (6.2%)
  • December21 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (17%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other13 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (62%)
  • Wet or damp143 (37%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (28%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph258 (66%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (10%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20148 (24%)
  • 21 to 2596 (16%)
  • 26 to 35104 (17%)
  • 36 to 4567 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5%)
  • Over 7527 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (60%)
  • Passenger212 (34%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car536 (73%)
  • Motorcycle65 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 1990: 81, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3581146317
2ndA352375816
3rdB3157345418
4thA30284107
5thA37223403
6thA3066203304
7thA35491503
8thA35381803
9thB31478900
10thB316281010
11thA35671201
12thA30306801
13thB31446600
14thB31505802
15thB31434602
16thB31454913
17thB33904501
18thA30522600
19thB31592500
20thB31632400

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 1990

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 1990: 28.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 1990

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 1990: 140.

Dorset and its former districts in 1990

Dorset recorded 1,285 collisions in 1990, and 30% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 1990, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years