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Purbeck road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1998, and 338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1997 (248), and casualties fell from 396.

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 1998
214
Down 14% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
338
Down 15% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1998

1.9% of collisions in Purbeck in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4119%
  • Slight16979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5015%
  • Slight28484%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 214, down 14% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (16%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday31 (14%)
  • Saturday32 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.1%)
  • February12 (5.6%)
  • March13 (6.1%)
  • April18 (8.4%)
  • May17 (7.9%)
  • June27 (13%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August29 (14%)
  • September21 (9.8%)
  • October14 (6.5%)
  • November12 (5.6%)
  • December16 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (64%)
  • Wet or damp77 (36%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (33%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph114 (53%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (88%)
  • Roundabout15 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (10%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.9%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3%)
  • 16 to 2052 (15%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3578 (23%)
  • 36 to 4551 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (65%)
  • Passenger108 (32%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (81%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1998: 50, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA355083211
2ndA351264004
3rdA352183006
4thB3067122204
5thA350101301
6thB307081201
7thB307571100
8thA3161302
9thB33515801
10thB30684602
11thB33903802
12thB30691100
13thB30711100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1998

Upton, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1998: 16.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1998

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1998: 100.

Dorset and its former districts in 1998

Dorset recorded 1,456 collisions in 1998, and 15% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1998.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years