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Purbeck road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 221 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1990, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1989 (202), and casualties rose from 269.

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 1990
221
Up 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
369
Up 37% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1990

3.2% of collisions in Purbeck in 1990 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.2%
  • Serious5123%
  • Slight16374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious7921%
  • Slight28377%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1990 is highlighted, with 221, up 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday36 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.4%)
  • February14 (6.3%)
  • March18 (8.1%)
  • April17 (7.7%)
  • May23 (10%)
  • June21 (9.5%)
  • July29 (13%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October16 (7.2%)
  • November11 (5%)
  • December14 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (73%)
  • Wet or damp58 (26%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph52 (24%)
  • 40 mph19 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph135 (61%)
  • 70 mph14 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (74%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (8.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2078 (21%)
  • 21 to 2552 (14%)
  • 26 to 3557 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (11%)
  • 46 to 5523 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.7%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (55%)
  • Passenger137 (37%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (78%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1990: 40, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351406918
2ndA35356118
3rdB3067192713
4thA350151904
5thA352143514
6thB339091703
7thA3181804
8thB30695600
9thB30705501
10thB30753510
11thA30492500
12thB30712201
13thB30801100
14thB30901101
15thB33511201

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1990

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1990: 21.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1990

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1990: 103.

Dorset and its former districts in 1990

Dorset recorded 1,285 collisions in 1990, and 17% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1990, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years