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Purbeck road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2000, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1999 (217), and casualties fell from 313.

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 2000
193
Down 11% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
303
Down 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2000

2.6% of collisions in Purbeck in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious3619%
  • Slight15279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious5017%
  • Slight24882%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2000 is highlighted, with 193, down 11% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (12%)
  • Thursday35 (18%)
  • Friday35 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.3%)
  • February15 (7.8%)
  • March19 (9.8%)
  • April17 (8.8%)
  • May21 (11%)
  • June15 (7.8%)
  • July15 (7.8%)
  • August20 (10%)
  • September15 (7.8%)
  • October20 (10%)
  • November13 (6.7%)
  • December9 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit35 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (20%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (61%)
  • Wet or damp74 (38%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph66 (34%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph106 (55%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (87%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2053 (17%)
  • 21 to 2520 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3561 (20%)
  • 36 to 4545 (15%)
  • 46 to 5542 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.6%)
  • Over 7514 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (60%)
  • Passenger98 (32%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (78%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2000: 45, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351456306
2ndA35365327
3rdA352153402
4thA350142515
5thB307081200
6thA3171501
7thB30675501
8thB33515912
9thB30684702
10thB30754400
11thB30692201
12thB33902301
13thA30491500
14thB30711101

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2000

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2000: 15.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2000

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2000: 103.

Dorset and its former districts in 2000

Dorset recorded 1,420 collisions in 2000, and 14% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2000, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years