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Purbeck road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1996, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1995 (184), and casualties rose from 327.

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 1996
211
Up 15% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
352
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1996

2.8% of collisions in Purbeck in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious3617%
  • Slight16980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious6318%
  • Slight28380%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 211, up 15% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (11%)
  • Wednesday36 (17%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday44 (21%)
  • Sunday19 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.6%)
  • February13 (6.2%)
  • March14 (6.6%)
  • April17 (8.1%)
  • May19 (9%)
  • June14 (6.6%)
  • July19 (9%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September16 (7.6%)
  • October19 (9%)
  • November28 (13%)
  • December15 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit34 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (7.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (62%)
  • Wet or damp76 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph63 (30%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph130 (62%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (93%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4%)
  • 16 to 2069 (20%)
  • 21 to 2541 (12%)
  • 26 to 3571 (20%)
  • 36 to 4546 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.8%)
  • Over 7518 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (59%)
  • Passenger125 (36%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (82%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1996: 33, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351335215
2ndA35315526
3rdA352202900
4thA350142704
5thB3067111301
6thB335171603
7thA315601
8thB30685801
9thB30694600
10thB33903901
11thB30712400
12thB30752200
13thB30701200

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1996

Upton, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1996: 20.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1996

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1996: 91.

Dorset and its former districts in 1996

Dorset recorded 1,384 collisions in 1996, and 15% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years