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Purbeck road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1995, and 327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1994 (179), and casualties rose from 317.

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 1995
184
Up 3% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
327
Up 3% on 1994
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1995

1.6% of collisions in Purbeck in 1995 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3921%
  • Slight14277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5517%
  • Slight26882%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1995 is highlighted, with 184, up 3% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (10%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (20%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday21 (11%)
  • Saturday31 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.2%)
  • February4 (2.2%)
  • March25 (14%)
  • April10 (5.4%)
  • May10 (5.4%)
  • June19 (10%)
  • July13 (7.1%)
  • August30 (16%)
  • September16 (8.7%)
  • October13 (7.1%)
  • November14 (7.6%)
  • December15 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (9.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (66%)
  • Wet or damp60 (33%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph57 (31%)
  • 40 mph11 (6%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph107 (58%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (87%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2046 (14%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3559 (18%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (13%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.8%)
  • Over 7516 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (55%)
  • Passenger132 (40%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (79%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1995: 36, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351366516
2ndA35286619
3rdA352193203
4thB3075111202
5thA35091402
6thB306781401
7thA3162012
8thB30705601
9thB30683300
10thA30492400
11thB30692300
12thB30712200
13thB33512801
14thA3541200

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1995

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1995: 12.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1995

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1995: 96.

Dorset and its former districts in 1995

Dorset recorded 1,217 collisions in 1995, and 15% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1995, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years