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Purbeck road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2002, and 322 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2001 (202), and casualties rose from 315.

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 2002
213
Up 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
322
Up 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2002

2.3% of collisions in Purbeck in 2002 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight17080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious5517%
  • Slight26281%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2002 is highlighted, with 213, up 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (19%)
  • Wednesday38 (18%)
  • Thursday24 (11%)
  • Friday23 (11%)
  • Saturday24 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7%)
  • February13 (6.1%)
  • March18 (8.5%)
  • April13 (6.1%)
  • May20 (9.4%)
  • June12 (5.6%)
  • July20 (9.4%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September17 (8%)
  • October21 (9.9%)
  • November21 (9.9%)
  • December21 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (23%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (61%)
  • Wet or damp82 (38%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph77 (36%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph109 (51%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (86%)
  • Roundabout17 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (5%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2060 (19%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9%)
  • 26 to 3556 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (16%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.7%)
  • Over 7525 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (61%)
  • Passenger100 (31%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car300 (76%)
  • Motorcycle37 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2002

Map of the last 18 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Purbeck

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

  • 18 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Purbeck in 2002

West Purbeck, Dorset, BH20 7LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2002, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2002

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2002: 46, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35466616
2ndA351384926
3rdA352143915
4thA350112102
5thB3067101200
6thA3181604
7thB30757811
8thB30684600
9thB30694601
10thB33514501
11thB30702201
12thB30712300
13thB33902402
14thB30741200

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2002

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2002: 19.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2002

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2002: 92.

Dorset and its former districts in 2002

Dorset recorded 1,421 collisions in 2002, and 15% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2002, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years