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Purbeck road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1984, and 273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (164), and casualties rose from 248.

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 1984
173
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
273
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1984

4% of collisions in Purbeck in 1984 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74%
  • Serious5632%
  • Slight11064%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.9%
  • Serious7728%
  • Slight18869%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 173, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday19 (11%)
  • Saturday35 (20%)
  • Sunday26 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.9%)
  • February8 (4.6%)
  • March13 (7.5%)
  • April18 (10%)
  • May15 (8.7%)
  • June14 (8.1%)
  • July21 (12%)
  • August24 (14%)
  • September10 (5.8%)
  • October7 (4%)
  • November12 (6.9%)
  • December19 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (69%)
  • Wet or damp54 (31%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph51 (29%)
  • 40 mph14 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph98 (57%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (89%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (21%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7%)
  • 16 to 2090 (33%)
  • 21 to 2548 (18%)
  • 26 to 3525 (9.2%)
  • 36 to 4522 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5518 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.6%)
  • Over 759 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (53%)
  • Passenger97 (36%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car209 (68%)
  • Motorcycle59 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1984: 53, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3515386312
2ndA35152614
3rdA35081004
4thA35281514
5thB306781301
6thB33516904
7thB33905603
8thA313702
9thB30693302
10thB30713601
11thA30491210
12thB30701100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1984

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1984: 17.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1984

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1984: 79.

Dorset and its former districts in 1984

Dorset recorded 1,314 collisions in 1984, and 13% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1984, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years