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Purbeck road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1989, and 269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (191), and casualties fell from 300.

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 1989
202
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
269
Down 10% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1989

4% of collisions in Purbeck in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84%
  • Serious4221%
  • Slight15275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious5219%
  • Slight20877%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 202, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (18%)
  • Tuesday17 (8.4%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (6.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.9%)
  • February13 (6.4%)
  • March13 (6.4%)
  • April16 (7.9%)
  • May15 (7.4%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July24 (12%)
  • August24 (12%)
  • September6 (3%)
  • October20 (9.9%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December13 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (77%)
  • Wet or damp45 (22%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (33%)
  • 40 mph18 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph112 (55%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (92%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (13%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2072 (27%)
  • 21 to 2545 (17%)
  • 26 to 3546 (17%)
  • 36 to 4529 (11%)
  • 46 to 5514 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.8%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (61%)
  • Passenger75 (28%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car279 (74%)
  • Motorcycle36 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A3510 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1989: 42, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3510425915
2ndA3500385428
3rdA3520141802
4thB3067101203
5thA310071012
6thA3517802
7thB33907701
8thB30705502
9thB30693501
10thB30752500
11thA311100
12thA3521100
13thB30711100
14thB33511100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1989

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1989: 29.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1989

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1989: 85.

Dorset and its former districts in 1989

Dorset recorded 1,280 collisions in 1989, and 16% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1989, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1989.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years