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Purbeck road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 192 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1991, and 312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1990 (221), and casualties fell from 369.

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 1991
192
Down 13% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
312
Down 15% on 1990
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1991

1.6% of collisions in Purbeck in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious4021%
  • Slight14978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight25582%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1991 is highlighted, with 192, down 13% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.8%)
  • February12 (6.3%)
  • March14 (7.3%)
  • April22 (11%)
  • May9 (4.7%)
  • June14 (7.3%)
  • July18 (9.4%)
  • August28 (15%)
  • September10 (5.2%)
  • October18 (9.4%)
  • November18 (9.4%)
  • December16 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (66%)
  • Wet or damp63 (33%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (27%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph119 (62%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 2071 (23%)
  • 21 to 2544 (14%)
  • 26 to 3548 (15%)
  • 36 to 4536 (12%)
  • 46 to 5518 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6510 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.1%)
  • Over 7512 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (54%)
  • Passenger116 (37%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (73%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1991: 39, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351395206
2ndA35375929
3rdA352192905
4thB3067101512
5thA3171002
6thA35052001
7thB339051202
8thB30694801
9thB30703401
10thB335121100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1991

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1991: 21.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1991

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1991: 88.

Dorset and its former districts in 1991

Dorset recorded 1,171 collisions in 1991, and 16% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years