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Purbeck road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1982, and 257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1981 (167), and casualties rose from 242.

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 1982
173
Up 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
257
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
5
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1982

2.9% of collisions in Purbeck in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious5733%
  • Slight11164%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious7228%
  • Slight18070%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 173, up 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (8.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.2%)
  • February11 (6.4%)
  • March15 (8.7%)
  • April15 (8.7%)
  • May16 (9.2%)
  • June12 (6.9%)
  • July16 (9.2%)
  • August20 (12%)
  • September15 (8.7%)
  • October15 (8.7%)
  • November16 (9.2%)
  • December13 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (66%)
  • Wet or damp53 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph47 (27%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph105 (61%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (4%)
  • Roundabout7 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (29%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2085 (33%)
  • 21 to 2543 (17%)
  • 26 to 3536 (14%)
  • 36 to 4521 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.3%)
  • Over 757 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (63%)
  • Passenger78 (30%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car188 (61%)
  • Motorcycle71 (23%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.9%)
  • Minibus4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Purbeck

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 1982

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1982: 35, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351355306
2ndA35152326
3rdA352151722
4thB3067131704
5thA350101404
6thB30705801
7thA314500
8thB30714402
9thB33513403
10thB30692202
11thB33902300
12thB30751101

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1982

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1982: 17.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1982

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1982: 87.

Dorset and its former districts in 1982

Dorset recorded 1,246 collisions in 1982, and 14% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1982, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1982.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years