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Purbeck road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1985, and 254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (173), and casualties fell from 273.

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 1985
167
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
254
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1985

1.8% of collisions in Purbeck in 1985 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious5131%
  • Slight11368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5923%
  • Slight19276%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1985 is highlighted, with 167, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (19%)
  • Friday29 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.8%)
  • February8 (4.8%)
  • March12 (7.2%)
  • April9 (5.4%)
  • May22 (13%)
  • June19 (11%)
  • July22 (13%)
  • August22 (13%)
  • September11 (6.6%)
  • October11 (6.6%)
  • November7 (4.2%)
  • December16 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (69%)
  • Wet or damp44 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph41 (25%)
  • 40 mph23 (14%)
  • 60 mph95 (57%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (87%)
  • Roundabout14 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (3%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant122 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (23%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.4%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2068 (27%)
  • 21 to 2535 (14%)
  • 26 to 3535 (14%)
  • 36 to 4523 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5522 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6511 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.3%)
  • Over 755 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (57%)
  • Passenger86 (34%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (65%)
  • Motorcycle60 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1985

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1985 in Purbeck

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 1985

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1985: 42, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3514259213
2ndA35233103
3rdA350121702
4thA352121902
5thB30676803
6thB33905902
7thB30754701
8thB33514611
9thB30703601
10thA312200
11thA3571201
12thB30711100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1985

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1985: 16.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1985

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1985: 81.

Dorset and its former districts in 1985

Dorset recorded 1,288 collisions in 1985, and 13% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years