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Purbeck road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 1999, and 313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (214), and casualties fell from 338.

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 1999
217
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
313
Down 7% on 1998
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 1999

0.9% of collisions in Purbeck in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2813%
  • Slight18786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight27889%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 217, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (16%)
  • Friday34 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (11%)
  • February11 (5.1%)
  • March15 (6.9%)
  • April17 (7.8%)
  • May16 (7.4%)
  • June9 (4.1%)
  • July25 (12%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September20 (9.2%)
  • October20 (9.2%)
  • November13 (6%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit39 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (9.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (59%)
  • Wet or damp83 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph84 (39%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph113 (52%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (93%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2053 (17%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3569 (22%)
  • 36 to 4547 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (65%)
  • Passenger90 (29%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car317 (78%)
  • Motorcycle33 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Purbeck

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 1999

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 1999: 46, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351466907
2ndA35263612
3rdA352173104
4thA35091301
5thB307581111
6thB33516800
7thB30684601
8thA313301
9thB30673600
10thB30703400
11thB3062300
12thB30692200
13thA3111100
14thA3531100
15thB33901100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 1999

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 1999: 21.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 1999

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 1999: 112.

Dorset and its former districts in 1999

Dorset recorded 1,374 collisions in 1999, and 16% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years