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West Dorset road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 1992, and 662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1991 (391), and casualties rose from 620.

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 1992
405
Up 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
662
Up 7% on 1991
Fatal collisions
11
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 1992

2.7% of collisions in West Dorset in 1992 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious7318%
  • Slight32179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious9815%
  • Slight54983%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 1992 is highlighted, with 405, up 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (12%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday56 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.9%)
  • February31 (7.7%)
  • March30 (7.4%)
  • April32 (7.9%)
  • May37 (9.1%)
  • June29 (7.2%)
  • July32 (7.9%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September35 (8.6%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November37 (9.1%)
  • December31 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (14%)
  • Fog or mist19 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (58%)
  • Wet or damp159 (39%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (26%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph271 (67%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant510 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist20 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20116 (18%)
  • 21 to 2592 (14%)
  • 26 to 35112 (17%)
  • 36 to 4591 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.6%)
  • Over 7538 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (55%)
  • Passenger253 (38%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car609 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 1992: 89, including 5 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3589157511
2ndA352396616
3rdB31573357110
4thA3066325506
5thA37265912
6thA354163314
7thA30131603
8thB3162111403
9thA356101613
10thA30527902
11thA35371100
12thB31436901
13thB31506800
14thB339061002
15thA30305601
16thB31455501
17thB31475600
18thB31483300
19thB31442200
20thA30701101

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 1992

Bridport had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 1992: 30.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 1992

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 1992: 158.

Dorset and its former districts in 1992

Dorset recorded 1,272 collisions in 1992, and 32% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 1992, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years