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Purbeck road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1992, and 249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1991 (192), and casualties fell from 312.

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 1992
170
Down 11% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
249
Down 20% on 1991
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1992

2.4% of collisions in Purbeck in 1992 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious2615%
  • Slight14082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight20984%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1992 is highlighted, with 170, down 11% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday15 (8.8%)
  • Friday34 (20%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.8%)
  • February12 (7.1%)
  • March12 (7.1%)
  • April12 (7.1%)
  • May19 (11%)
  • June12 (7.1%)
  • July17 (10%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September15 (8.8%)
  • October15 (8.8%)
  • November7 (4.1%)
  • December15 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (19%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (63%)
  • Wet or damp60 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph45 (26%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph99 (58%)
  • 70 mph11 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2032 (13%)
  • 21 to 2547 (19%)
  • 26 to 3554 (22%)
  • 36 to 4530 (12%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.8%)
  • Over 754 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (62%)
  • Passenger78 (31%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (78%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Purbeck

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 1992

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1992: 34, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35344705
2ndA351315302
3rdA352192815
4thB3067111701
5thA3506700
6thB30706911
7thB33906902
8thA315900
9thB30683400
10thB30693410
11thB30712200
12thB30752401
13thA30491100
14thB33511100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1992

Upton, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1992: 12.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1992

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1992: 80.

Dorset and its former districts in 1992

Dorset recorded 1,272 collisions in 1992, and 13% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1992, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1992.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years