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West Dorset road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 1999, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1998 (467), and casualties fell from 699.

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 1999
401
Down 14% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
633
Down 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
11
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 1999

2.7% of collisions in West Dorset in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious7418%
  • Slight31679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious9916%
  • Slight52383%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 1999 is highlighted, with 401, down 14% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (11%)
  • Tuesday45 (11%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (18%)
  • Sunday55 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (10%)
  • February23 (5.7%)
  • March26 (6.5%)
  • April28 (7%)
  • May31 (7.7%)
  • June34 (8.5%)
  • July36 (9%)
  • August49 (12%)
  • September30 (7.5%)
  • October37 (9.2%)
  • November34 (8.5%)
  • December33 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit63 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (5.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (61%)
  • Wet or damp137 (34%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph124 (31%)
  • 40 mph28 (7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph230 (57%)
  • 70 mph16 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2093 (15%)
  • 21 to 2562 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35124 (20%)
  • 36 to 4596 (15%)
  • 46 to 5576 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.5%)
  • Over 7541 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider392 (62%)
  • Passenger205 (32%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (77%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 1999

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1999 in West Dorset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 1999

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 1999: 68, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3568136311
2ndB3157295017
3rdA30284217
4thA37233823
5thA3066223415
6thA352213506
7thB3162172203
8thA356122112
9thA35461311
10thB31436802
11thB31475702
12thA3534500
13thB31444600
14thB31454601
15thA3033301
16thA30303500
17thB31503401
18thA3052200
19thA3062201
20thB3142200

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 1999

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 1999: 32.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 1999

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 1999: 136.

Dorset and its former districts in 1999

Dorset recorded 1,374 collisions in 1999, and 29% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years