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Purbeck road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1993, and 304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1992 (170), and casualties rose from 249.

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 1993
186
Up 9% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
304
Up 22% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1993

2.2% of collisions in Purbeck in 1993 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious2312%
  • Slight15985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious268.6%
  • Slight27490%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1993 is highlighted, with 186, up 9% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday12 (6.5%)
  • Wednesday36 (19%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday44 (24%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.9%)
  • February15 (8.1%)
  • March7 (3.8%)
  • April11 (5.9%)
  • May15 (8.1%)
  • June19 (10%)
  • July26 (14%)
  • August18 (9.7%)
  • September16 (8.6%)
  • October13 (7%)
  • November10 (5.4%)
  • December25 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry111 (60%)
  • Wet or damp71 (38%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph55 (30%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph117 (63%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (85%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (72%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2065 (21%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3550 (16%)
  • 36 to 4533 (11%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.6%)
  • Over 7516 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (58%)
  • Passenger107 (35%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car261 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Purbeck

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 1993

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1993: 36, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35366304
2ndA351324513
3rdA352163122
4thB3067111100
5thA350102401
6thA3191101
7thB30754400
8thB30713401
9thB33513501
10thB33903601
11thB30682300
12thB30702201
13thA30491200
14thB30691100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1993

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1993: 20.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1993

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1993: 73.

Dorset and its former districts in 1993

Dorset recorded 1,231 collisions in 1993, and 15% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1993, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years