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West Dorset road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 1994, and 686 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1993 (392), and casualties rose from 626.

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 1994
431
Up 10% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
686
Up 10% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 1994

1.9% of collisions in West Dorset in 1994 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious7517%
  • Slight34881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious9914%
  • Slight57884%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 1994 is highlighted, with 431, up 10% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (17%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.5%)
  • February32 (7.4%)
  • March28 (6.5%)
  • April36 (8.4%)
  • May29 (6.7%)
  • June32 (7.4%)
  • July32 (7.4%)
  • August54 (13%)
  • September41 (9.5%)
  • October51 (12%)
  • November29 (6.7%)
  • December39 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit53 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (8.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (18%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (53%)
  • Wet or damp188 (44%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph117 (27%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph275 (64%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout13 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant531 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20106 (15%)
  • 21 to 2590 (13%)
  • 26 to 35132 (19%)
  • 36 to 4581 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7%)
  • 66 to 7558 (8.5%)
  • Over 7536 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (60%)
  • Passenger230 (34%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (77%)
  • Motorcycle58 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 1994: 85, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3585129115
2ndA352284313
3rdA3066275607
4thB3157254204
5thA30193606
6thA37193823
7thA356142202
8thA354133012
9thB3162131502
10thB3390132301
11thB3143101500
12thB3150101303
13thA35392202
14thB314781000
15thB31446700
16thB31636810
17thA303051003
18thA30524500
19thB31454401
20thB31594601

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 1994

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 1994: 36.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 1994

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 1994: 165.

Dorset and its former districts in 1994

Dorset recorded 1,266 collisions in 1994, and 34% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 1994, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years