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Purbeck road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1983, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (173), and casualties fell from 257.

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 1983
164
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
248
Down 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1983

4.3% of collisions in Purbeck in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.3%
  • Serious4628%
  • Slight11168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal104%
  • Serious6827%
  • Slight17069%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 164, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (16%)
  • Tuesday18 (11%)
  • Wednesday15 (9.1%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday27 (16%)
  • Saturday25 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.9%)
  • February8 (4.9%)
  • March11 (6.7%)
  • April19 (12%)
  • May11 (6.7%)
  • June13 (7.9%)
  • July26 (16%)
  • August22 (13%)
  • September10 (6.1%)
  • October16 (9.8%)
  • November11 (6.7%)
  • December9 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (76%)
  • Wet or damp36 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph39 (24%)
  • 40 mph18 (11%)
  • 60 mph99 (60%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (91%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (21%)
  • Cyclist18 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2071 (29%)
  • 21 to 2536 (15%)
  • 26 to 3537 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (11%)
  • 46 to 5513 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6%)
  • Over 759 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (59%)
  • Passenger83 (33%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (67%)
  • Motorcycle49 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Purbeck

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 1983

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1983: 39, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3513955213
2ndA35264425
3rdA352142215
4thB306791113
5thA35081701
6thB30693500
7thB30702401
8thB30712301
9thB33512200
10thB33902200
11thA311201

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1983

Upton, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1983: 11.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1983

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1983: 88.

Dorset and its former districts in 1983

Dorset recorded 1,146 collisions in 1983, and 14% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1983, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1983.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years