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West Dorset road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 1991, and 620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1990 (389), and casualties rose from 616.

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 1991
391
Up 1% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
620
Up 1% on 1990
Fatal collisions
16
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 1991

4.1% of collisions in West Dorset in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.1%
  • Serious8221%
  • Slight29375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.1%
  • Serious12620%
  • Slight47577%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 1991 is highlighted, with 391, up 1% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (17%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9%)
  • February15 (3.8%)
  • March31 (7.9%)
  • April32 (8.2%)
  • May26 (6.6%)
  • June34 (8.7%)
  • July50 (13%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September37 (9.5%)
  • October38 (9.7%)
  • November29 (7.4%)
  • December24 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fog or mist20 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (61%)
  • Wet or damp132 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph109 (28%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph240 (61%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant435 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (5%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20122 (20%)
  • 21 to 2598 (16%)
  • 26 to 35116 (19%)
  • 36 to 4561 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7549 (7.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (57%)
  • Passenger223 (36%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (74%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 1991: 87, including 5 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3587175526
2ndB3157315128
3rdA37244533
4thA352233203
5thA3066213426
6thA30152704
7thB3162131701
8thA354111411
9thA356101604
10thB3147101101
11thA35381400
12thB315081001
13thB33907802
14thB31446600
15thA30305601
16thA30524901
17thB31654602
18thB31433801
19thA30702200
20thB31452200

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 1991

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 1991: 33.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 1991

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 1991: 149.

Dorset and its former districts in 1991

Dorset recorded 1,171 collisions in 1991, and 33% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 1991, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1991.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years