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West Dorset road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 1995, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1994 (431), and casualties fell from 686.

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 1995
355
Down 18% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
611
Down 11% on 1994
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 1995

2.5% of collisions in West Dorset in 1995 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious5716%
  • Slight28981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious8414%
  • Slight51885%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 1995 is highlighted, with 355, down 18% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (4.8%)
  • February27 (7.6%)
  • March27 (7.6%)
  • April24 (6.8%)
  • May29 (8.2%)
  • June29 (8.2%)
  • July32 (9%)
  • August35 (9.9%)
  • September35 (9.9%)
  • October24 (6.8%)
  • November44 (12%)
  • December32 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit69 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (6.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (17%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (58%)
  • Wet or damp137 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph94 (26%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph228 (64%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.1%)
  • 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 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant468 (77%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2089 (15%)
  • 21 to 2567 (11%)
  • 26 to 35109 (18%)
  • 36 to 4586 (14%)
  • 46 to 5572 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.4%)
  • Over 7525 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (57%)
  • Passenger224 (37%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car498 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.7%)
  • Minibus7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 1995: 74, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3574157212
2ndB3157324806
3rdA352223811
4thA354162901
5thA3066151903
6thA30142903
7thA37143813
8thB3162142503
9thA356132314
10thB3147121511
11thA353101201
12thB314371001
13thA30525800
14thB315051211
15thB33905700
16thA303041010
17thB31453300
18thB31653300
19thA30701100
20thB30811100

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 1995

Bridport and Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 1995, with 22 each.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 1995

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 1995: 127.

Dorset and its former districts in 1995

Dorset recorded 1,217 collisions in 1995, and 29% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 1995, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years