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Purbeck road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2005, and 255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2004 (195), and casualties fell from 281.

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 2005
163
Down 16% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
255
Down 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2005

0.6% of collisions in Purbeck in 2005 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2616%
  • Slight13683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2711%
  • Slight22789%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2005 is highlighted, with 163, down 16% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (17%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (10%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday25 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.2%)
  • February13 (8%)
  • March16 (9.8%)
  • April9 (5.5%)
  • May18 (11%)
  • June16 (9.8%)
  • July15 (9.2%)
  • August11 (6.7%)
  • September14 (8.6%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November11 (6.7%)
  • December7 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (6.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (65%)
  • Wet or damp57 (35%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph45 (28%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph89 (55%)
  • 70 mph16 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (79%)
  • Roundabout19 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (13%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.3%)
  • Pedestrian6 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2%)
  • Cyclist4 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (2%)
  • 16 to 2065 (25%)
  • 21 to 2525 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3544 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (16%)
  • 46 to 5523 (9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.7%)
  • Over 7512 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (67%)
  • Passenger78 (31%)
  • Pedestrian6 (2.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car249 (78%)
  • Motorcycle33 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2005, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2005

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2005: 33, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35335114
2ndA351213301
3rdA352142302
4thA35091701
5thB339081200
6thB307561301
7thA315602
8thB30675501
9thB30685601
10thB30702300
11thB33512201
12thA3111401

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2005

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2005: 9.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2005

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2005: 73.

Dorset and its former districts in 2005

Dorset recorded 1,218 collisions in 2005, and 13% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years