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Purbeck road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 179 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1994, and 317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1993 (186), and casualties rose from 304.

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 1994
179
Down 4% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
317
Up 4% on 1993
Fatal collisions
5
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1994

2.8% of collisions in Purbeck in 1994 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious2514%
  • Slight14983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight27486%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1994 is highlighted, with 179, down 4% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday20 (11%)
  • Friday32 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (17%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.3%)
  • February11 (6.1%)
  • March5 (2.8%)
  • April13 (7.3%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June15 (8.4%)
  • July18 (10%)
  • August22 (12%)
  • September18 (10%)
  • October15 (8.4%)
  • November9 (5%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (8.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (64%)
  • Wet or damp59 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph52 (29%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph110 (61%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (92%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (79%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2053 (17%)
  • 21 to 2551 (16%)
  • 26 to 3552 (16%)
  • 36 to 4541 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5%)
  • Over 759 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (56%)
  • Passenger124 (39%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in Purbeck

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 1994

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1994: 39, including 3 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351396532
2ndA35214705
3rdA31163812
4thA352142216
5thA35091501
6thB335161601
7thB30754800
8thB339041001
9thB30703300
10thB30672200
11thB30682200
12thB30692500
13thB30712300

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1994

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1994: 17.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1994

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1994: 89.

Dorset and its former districts in 1994

Dorset recorded 1,266 collisions in 1994, and 14% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1994, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1994.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years