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Purbeck road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1988, and 300 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1987 (162), and casualties rose from 220.

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 1988
191
Up 18% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
300
Up 36% on 1987
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1988

2.1% of collisions in Purbeck in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious4323%
  • Slight14475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5318%
  • Slight24381%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 191, up 18% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (6.3%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (20%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (13%)
  • February14 (7.3%)
  • March14 (7.3%)
  • April10 (5.2%)
  • May16 (8.4%)
  • June11 (5.8%)
  • July14 (7.3%)
  • August17 (8.9%)
  • September16 (8.4%)
  • October22 (12%)
  • November16 (8.4%)
  • December17 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (70%)
  • Wet or damp54 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (27%)
  • 40 mph19 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph109 (57%)
  • 70 mph12 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (11%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2082 (27%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3558 (19%)
  • 36 to 4530 (10%)
  • 46 to 5529 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.7%)
  • Over 753 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (54%)
  • Passenger117 (39%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car259 (72%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Purbeck

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 1988

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1988: 44, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3514461110
2ndA35324819
3rdA352132512
4thA35081502
5thB306771102
6thB33905610
7thA313700
8thB30713301
9thB30702500
10thA301100
11thA30491100
12thA3541100
13thB30691101
14thB30751100
15thB33511100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1988

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1988: 12.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1988

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1988: 92.

Dorset and its former districts in 1988

Dorset recorded 1,336 collisions in 1988, and 14% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years