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Purbeck road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 171 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2007, and 243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2006 (164), and casualties rose from 232.

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 2007
171
Up 4% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
243
Up 5% on 2006
Fatal collisions
7
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2007

4.1% of collisions in Purbeck in 2007 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.1%
  • Serious3018%
  • Slight13478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.3%
  • Serious3615%
  • Slight19982%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 171, up 4% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (11%)
  • Tuesday39 (23%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (12%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday17 (9.9%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.6%)
  • February12 (7%)
  • March12 (7%)
  • April18 (11%)
  • May18 (11%)
  • June13 (7.6%)
  • July11 (6.4%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September10 (5.8%)
  • October17 (9.9%)
  • November24 (14%)
  • December5 (2.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (9.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (67%)
  • Wet or damp56 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (34%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph87 (51%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (88%)
  • Roundabout12 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant152 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (16%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2059 (24%)
  • 21 to 2518 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3537 (15%)
  • 36 to 4543 (18%)
  • 46 to 5527 (11%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.5%)
  • Over 7513 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (67%)
  • Passenger61 (25%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car233 (73%)
  • Motorcycle40 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2007, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2007

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2007: 38, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35385927
2ndA351222415
3rdA35091200
4thA35291800
5thA315903
6thB30675702
7thB30685501
8thB30755502
9thB33905601
10thB33514511
11thB30702200
12thB30872200
13thB30691100
14thB30711100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2007

Upton, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2007: 13.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2007

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2007: 78.

Dorset and its former districts in 2007

Dorset recorded 1,117 collisions in 2007, and 15% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2007, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years