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Purbeck road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2003, and 276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2002 (213), and casualties fell from 322.

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 2003
194
Down 9% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
276
Down 14% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2003

2.6% of collisions in Purbeck in 2003 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious3317%
  • Slight15680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight23686%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2003 is highlighted, with 194, down 9% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday20 (10%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (18%)
  • Sunday33 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.2%)
  • February6 (3.1%)
  • March18 (9.3%)
  • April20 (10%)
  • May18 (9.3%)
  • June26 (13%)
  • July15 (7.7%)
  • August18 (9.3%)
  • September8 (4.1%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November15 (7.7%)
  • December14 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (7.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (72%)
  • Wet or damp50 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (45%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph80 (41%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (86%)
  • Roundabout17 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (14%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2045 (16%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (20%)
  • 36 to 4552 (19%)
  • 46 to 5524 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.2%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (65%)
  • Passenger72 (26%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (77%)
  • Motorcycle39 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Purbeck

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Purbeck in 2003

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2003, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2003

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2003: 45, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35456439
2ndA351253907
3rdB3067141701
4thA350131702
5thA352111612
6thB3075111812
7thB30684401
8thA313300
9thB33513700
10thB30692301
11thA30491100
12thB30701200
13thB30711100
14thB33901100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2003

Upton, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2003: 24.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2003

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2003: 81.

Dorset and its former districts in 2003

Dorset recorded 1,308 collisions in 2003, and 15% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2003, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years