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Purbeck road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 121 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2010, and 167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2009 (144), and casualties fell from 226.

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 2010
121
Down 16% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
167
Down 26% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2010

1.7% of collisions in Purbeck in 2010 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious2823%
  • Slight9175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3119%
  • Slight13480%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 121, down 16% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (17%)
  • Tuesday25 (21%)
  • Wednesday9 (7.4%)
  • Thursday17 (14%)
  • Friday13 (11%)
  • Saturday21 (17%)
  • Sunday15 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5%)
  • February12 (9.9%)
  • March8 (6.6%)
  • April13 (11%)
  • May15 (12%)
  • June13 (11%)
  • July14 (12%)
  • August7 (5.8%)
  • September10 (8.3%)
  • October7 (5.8%)
  • November10 (8.3%)
  • December6 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (8.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds114 (94%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (76%)
  • Wet or damp18 (15%)
  • Frost or ice9 (7.4%)
  • Snow2 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph42 (35%)
  • 40 mph15 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph50 (41%)
  • 70 mph7 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway105 (87%)
  • Roundabout8 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant107 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2021 (13%)
  • 21 to 2516 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3518 (11%)
  • 36 to 4526 (16%)
  • 46 to 5531 (19%)
  • 56 to 6524 (14%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.4%)
  • Over 7512 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider110 (66%)
  • Passenger44 (26%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car170 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle17 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Wareham, Dorset, BH16 6JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2010, with 9 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2010

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2010: 23, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35233915
2ndA351223007
3rdA35081002
4thB306781202
5thA35271102
6thB33514401
7thB33903610
8thA312300
9thB30692200
10thB30702300
11thB30752201
12thB30761100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2010

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2010: 7.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2010

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2010: 55.

Dorset and its former districts in 2010

Dorset recorded 916 collisions in 2010, and 13% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2010, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2010.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years