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Purbeck road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2008, and 253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2007 (171), and casualties rose from 243.

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 2008
172
Up 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
253
Up 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2008

1.7% of collisions in Purbeck in 2008 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious4224%
  • Slight12774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4719%
  • Slight20380%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 172, up 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (16%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday20 (12%)
  • Saturday22 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.6%)
  • February8 (4.7%)
  • March4 (2.3%)
  • April17 (9.9%)
  • May23 (13%)
  • June14 (8.1%)
  • July14 (8.1%)
  • August21 (12%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October11 (6.4%)
  • November12 (7%)
  • December16 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (5.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (75%)
  • Wet or damp39 (23%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph57 (33%)
  • 40 mph12 (7%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph85 (49%)
  • 70 mph11 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (85%)
  • Roundabout12 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (17%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (16%)
  • 21 to 2525 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3544 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (19%)
  • 46 to 5527 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.2%)
  • Over 7511 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (67%)
  • Passenger66 (26%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car222 (70%)
  • Motorcycle42 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2008, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2008

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2008: 32, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35324325
2ndA351283617
3rdA352132004
4thA350121801
5thB30678902
6thB307051001
7thB30684401
8thB30694701
9thB30713501
10thB33513502
11thA312501
12thB30751101
13thB31451400
14thB33901301

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2008

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2008: 15.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2008

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2008: 86.

Dorset and its former districts in 2008

Dorset recorded 1,100 collisions in 2008, and 16% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2008, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years