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Purbeck road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2004, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (194), and casualties rose from 276.

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 2004
195
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
281
Up 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2004

2.1% of collisions in Purbeck in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious2915%
  • Slight16283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious3211%
  • Slight24487%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 195, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (12%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday38 (19%)
  • Saturday20 (10%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.2%)
  • February19 (9.7%)
  • March16 (8.2%)
  • April19 (9.7%)
  • May13 (6.7%)
  • June16 (8.2%)
  • July19 (9.7%)
  • August19 (9.7%)
  • September12 (6.2%)
  • October18 (9.2%)
  • November8 (4.1%)
  • December18 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (65%)
  • Wet or damp61 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph69 (35%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph98 (50%)
  • 70 mph13 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (10%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2048 (17%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3553 (19%)
  • 36 to 4553 (19%)
  • 46 to 5531 (11%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.8%)
  • Over 7515 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (64%)
  • Passenger79 (28%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (79%)
  • Motorcycle30 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2004, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2004

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2004: 42, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35426914
2ndA351374906
3rdA350101101
4thA35291510
5thA3171001
6thB30676801
7thB307561301
8thB30704400
9thB30683501
10thB33513701
11thB30692200
12thA3531100
13thB30711200
14thB33901100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2004

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2004: 15.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2004

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2004: 100.

Dorset and its former districts in 2004

Dorset recorded 1,282 collisions in 2004, and 15% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2004, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2004.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years