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Purbeck road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2001, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2000 (193), and casualties rose from 303.

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 2001
202
Up 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
315
Up 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2001

1.5% of collisions in Purbeck in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3517%
  • Slight16481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight26785%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 202, up 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday23 (11%)
  • Friday26 (13%)
  • Saturday34 (17%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.4%)
  • February17 (8.4%)
  • March15 (7.4%)
  • April17 (8.4%)
  • May14 (6.9%)
  • June19 (9.4%)
  • July18 (8.9%)
  • August19 (9.4%)
  • September14 (6.9%)
  • October23 (11%)
  • November13 (6.4%)
  • December14 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (65%)
  • Wet or damp68 (34%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (35%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (2%)
  • 60 mph108 (53%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (85%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2049 (16%)
  • 21 to 2527 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3570 (22%)
  • 36 to 4553 (17%)
  • 46 to 5527 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (7.3%)
  • Over 7510 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (59%)
  • Passenger102 (32%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car306 (78%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.5%)
  • Minibus6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2001

Map of the last 14 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Purbeck

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 14 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Purbeck in 2001

Swanage, Dorset, BH19 1HP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2001, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2001

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2001: 56, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35569006
2ndA351245017
3rdA352101812
4thA3181701
5thA35071002
6thB30706902
7thB30756810
8thB30675502
9thB30685602
10thA35003300
11thA35103300
12thB30692301
13thB33512401
14thB33902701
15thA30491100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2001

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2001: 20.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2001

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2001: 89.

Dorset and its former districts in 2001

Dorset recorded 1,462 collisions in 2001, and 14% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2001.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years