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Purbeck road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2006, and 232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2005 (163), and casualties fell from 255.

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 2006
164
Up 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
232
Down 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2006

3% of collisions in Purbeck in 2006 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious2415%
  • Slight13582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious2812%
  • Slight19885%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 164, up 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday27 (16%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday21 (13%)
  • Saturday28 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.5%)
  • February15 (9.1%)
  • March12 (7.3%)
  • April12 (7.3%)
  • May12 (7.3%)
  • June20 (12%)
  • July14 (8.5%)
  • August12 (7.3%)
  • September18 (11%)
  • October16 (9.8%)
  • November10 (6.1%)
  • December9 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (65%)
  • Wet or damp53 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (35%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph83 (51%)
  • 70 mph14 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (77%)
  • Roundabout22 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6%)
  • Van occupant7 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2047 (20%)
  • 21 to 2524 (10%)
  • 26 to 3539 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (19%)
  • 46 to 5520 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 757 (3%)
  • Over 755 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (73%)
  • Passenger48 (21%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car232 (76%)
  • Motorcycle26 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Purbeck in 2006

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2006, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2006

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2006: 43, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354362210
2ndA351304123
3rdA352101500
4thB30686901
5thA3505501
6thB30674611
7thA313700
8thB30693301
9thB33903601
10thB30752201
11thB30701100
12thB30711100
13thB33511100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2006

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2006: 21.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2006

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2006: 69.

Dorset and its former districts in 2006

Dorset recorded 1,186 collisions in 2006, and 14% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2006, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years