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Purbeck road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1986, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1985 (167), and casualties rose from 254.

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 1986
191
Up 14% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
299
Up 18% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1986

3.7% of collisions in Purbeck in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.7%
  • Serious4725%
  • Slight13772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious5920%
  • Slight23278%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 191, up 14% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday20 (10%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday25 (13%)
  • Saturday33 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.3%)
  • February12 (6.3%)
  • March13 (6.8%)
  • April12 (6.3%)
  • May12 (6.3%)
  • June13 (6.8%)
  • July17 (8.9%)
  • August24 (13%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October17 (8.9%)
  • November19 (9.9%)
  • December19 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (16%)
  • Fog or mist7 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other7 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (61%)
  • Wet or damp60 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (5.2%)
  • Snow4 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph43 (23%)
  • 40 mph28 (15%)
  • 60 mph113 (59%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (90%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (14%)
  • Cyclist22 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2084 (28%)
  • 21 to 2551 (17%)
  • 26 to 3543 (14%)
  • 36 to 4535 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (10%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 756 (2%)
  • Over 753 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (55%)
  • Passenger119 (40%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car259 (72%)
  • Motorcycle37 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in Purbeck

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 1986

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1986: 40, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351405117
2ndA35234215
3rdA352182312
4thA350122305
5thB3067122213
6thA315501
7thB30703611
8thB30713901
9thA3572201
10thA5512901
11thB30692302
12thA30711100
13thB30721200
14thB30741100
15thB30751501
16thB30821201
17thB33511201

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1986

Wareham had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1986: 16.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1986

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1986: 79.

Dorset and its former districts in 1986

Dorset recorded 1,314 collisions in 1986, and 15% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years