Fatal
Serious
Slight
Uncategorised
| Date | Local Authority | Vehicles | Casualties | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11 Jan 1979 | Purbeck | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 11 Jan 1979 | Purbeck | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 11 Jan 1979 | Purbeck | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Fri 12 Jan 1979 | Purbeck | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 19 Jan 1979 | Purbeck | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 26 Jan 1979 | West Dorset | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 29 Jan 1979 | West Dorset | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Sun 18 Feb 1979 | West Dorset | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 27 Feb 1979 | Purbeck | 2 | 4 | Serious |
| Mon 5 Mar 1979 | Purbeck | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 6 Mar 1979 | Purbeck | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 8 Mar 1979 | Purbeck | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 10 Mar 1979 | Purbeck | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 20 Mar 1979 | Purbeck | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Tue 27 Mar 1979 | West Dorset | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 5 Apr 1979 | Purbeck | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Sun 8 Apr 1979 | West Dorset | 2 | 8 | Serious |
| Tue 10 Apr 1979 | Purbeck | 3 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 5 May 1979 | Purbeck | 3 | 4 | Fatal |
| Fri 18 May 1979 | Purbeck | 1 | 1 | Fatal |
| Sun 20 May 1979 | West Dorset | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 25 May 1979 | Purbeck | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 17 Jun 1979 | West Dorset | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 3 Jul 1979 | West Dorset | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 5 Jul 1979 | Purbeck | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 7 Jul 1979 | Purbeck | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 8 Jul 1979 | West Dorset | 2 | 3 | Serious |
| Sun 8 Jul 1979 | Purbeck | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 17 Jul 1979 | West Dorset | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 19 Jul 1979 | West Dorset | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 30 Jul 1979 | Purbeck | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 31 Jul 1979 | Purbeck | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 4 Aug 1979 | West Dorset | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 6 Aug 1979 | Purbeck | 3 | 4 | Slight |
| Sat 11 Aug 1979 | West Dorset | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Sun 12 Aug 1979 | West Dorset | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 15 Aug 1979 | West Dorset | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 16 Aug 1979 | Purbeck | 3 | 6 | Serious |
| Sun 9 Sep 1979 | West Dorset | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | Purbeck | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 25 Sep 1979 | Purbeck | 3 | 4 | Serious |
| Fri 28 Sep 1979 | West Dorset | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 5 Oct 1979 | West Dorset | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 26 Oct 1979 | Purbeck | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 15 Nov 1979 | West Dorset | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sun 18 Nov 1979 | Purbeck | 1 | 5 | Serious |
| Mon 26 Nov 1979 | West Dorset | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 13 Dec 1979 | Purbeck | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 21 Dec 1979 | Purbeck | 2 | 2 | Serious |