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Purbeck road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1987, and 220 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1986 (191), and casualties fell from 299.

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 1987
162
Down 15% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
220
Down 26% on 1986
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1987

1.2% of collisions in Purbeck in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3522%
  • Slight12577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4520%
  • Slight17379%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 162, down 15% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday28 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (17%)
  • Thursday22 (14%)
  • Friday28 (17%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.3%)
  • February12 (7.4%)
  • March7 (4.3%)
  • April11 (6.8%)
  • May15 (9.3%)
  • June16 (9.9%)
  • July15 (9.3%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September14 (8.6%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November11 (6.8%)
  • December18 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (62%)
  • Wet or damp56 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph46 (28%)
  • 40 mph16 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph93 (57%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (88%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (4.3%)
  • 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 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (14%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2043 (20%)
  • 21 to 2540 (18%)
  • 26 to 3538 (17%)
  • 36 to 4531 (14%)
  • 46 to 5512 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.5%)
  • Over 756 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (68%)
  • Passenger55 (25%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car198 (68%)
  • Motorcycle30 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1987: 37, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351375806
2ndA35303812
3rdA352162206
4thA350151913
5thB3067131503
6thA314503
7thB30753300
8thB30702201
9thA3571100
10thB30691200
11thB30711200
12thB33511301

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1987

Upton, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1987: 20.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1987

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1987: 72.

Dorset and its former districts in 1987

Dorset recorded 1,286 collisions in 1987, and 13% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1987, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1987.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years