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West Dorset road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 1993, and 626 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1992 (405), and casualties fell from 662.

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 1993
392
Down 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
626
Down 5% on 1992
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 1993

2.6% of collisions in West Dorset in 1993 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious7118%
  • Slight31179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious10116%
  • Slight51282%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 1993 is highlighted, with 392, down 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (17%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.9%)
  • February24 (6.1%)
  • March24 (6.1%)
  • April31 (7.9%)
  • May44 (11%)
  • June36 (9.2%)
  • July35 (8.9%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September31 (7.9%)
  • October34 (8.7%)
  • November32 (8.2%)
  • December34 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (19%)
  • Fog or mist19 (4.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (58%)
  • Wet or damp156 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (27%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph253 (65%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant467 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist19 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2083 (13%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 35115 (18%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6558 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7546 (7.3%)
  • Over 7526 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (59%)
  • Passenger226 (36%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (76%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 1993: 88, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3588172318
2ndA352314001
3rdA354255434
4thA3066243826
5thB3157233805
6thA37172603
7thB3162131702
8thA30112003
9thA356101511
10thA35371402
11thB31476600
12thB31435901
13thB31505601
14thA30304603
15thB31644400
16thB31423300
17thB31443400
18thB31453500
19thA30702200
20thB31482201

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 1993

Bridport and Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 1993, with 26 each.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 1993

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 1993: 154.

Dorset and its former districts in 1993

Dorset recorded 1,231 collisions in 1993, and 32% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years