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Purbeck road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1980, and 304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (231), and casualties fell from 362.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 7,682 collisions in Purbeck.

District council until April 2019, now part of Dorset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1980
216
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
304
Down 16% on 1979
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Purbeck in 1980 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious7233%
  • Slight14065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious8729%
  • Slight21370%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 216, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025109142
202489118
202396127
2022103132
202188117
202091127
2019122175
2018119172
2017117184
2016138229
2015142204
2014124177
2013107153
2012108178
2011138184
2010121167
2009144226
2008172253
2007171243
2006164232
2005163255
2004195281
2003194276
2002213322
2001202315
2000193303
1999217313
1998214338
1997248396
1996211352
1995184327
1994179317
1993186304
1992170249
1991192312
1990221369
1989202269
1988191300
1987162220
1986191299
1985167254
1984173273
1983164248
1982173257
1981167242
1980216304
1979231362

When and where crashes happen in Purbeck in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (10%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday34 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.3%)
  • February13 (6%)
  • March16 (7.4%)
  • April18 (8.3%)
  • May28 (13%)
  • June18 (8.3%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August20 (9.3%)
  • September18 (8.3%)
  • October19 (8.8%)
  • November12 (5.6%)
  • December14 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (69%)
  • Wet or damp61 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (28%)
  • 40 mph19 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph131 (61%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (89%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (26%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20102 (34%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3559 (19%)
  • 36 to 4522 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5529 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.3%)
  • Over 754 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (61%)
  • Passenger95 (31%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car218 (60%)
  • Motorcycle76 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Purbeck

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 1980

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1980: 54, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3515477116
2ndA353258010
3rdA352161927
4thB3067111703
5thA35091103
6thB30715701
7thB33515502
8thA313402
9thB30753300
10thB33903601
11thB30701100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1980

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1980: 22.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1980

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1980: 101.

Dorset and its former districts in 1980

Dorset recorded 1,285 collisions in 1980, and 17% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1980, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1980.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years