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Purbeck road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2011, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2010 (121), and casualties rose from 167.

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 2011
138
Up 14% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
184
Up 10% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2011

2.9% of collisions in Purbeck in 2011 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.9%
  • Serious2417%
  • Slight11080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious2514%
  • Slight15584%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2011 is highlighted, with 138, up 14% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (13%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (20%)
  • Thursday14 (10%)
  • Friday18 (13%)
  • Saturday17 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.7%)
  • February12 (8.7%)
  • March12 (8.7%)
  • April15 (11%)
  • May8 (5.8%)
  • June12 (8.7%)
  • July10 (7.2%)
  • August16 (12%)
  • September8 (5.8%)
  • October12 (8.7%)
  • November10 (7.2%)
  • December11 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds123 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (7.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (74%)
  • Wet or damp31 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph48 (35%)
  • 40 mph12 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (8%)
  • 60 mph62 (45%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (16%)
  • Cyclist12 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2025 (14%)
  • 21 to 2520 (11%)
  • 26 to 3531 (17%)
  • 36 to 4520 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (16%)
  • 56 to 6512 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.6%)
  • Over 759 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (67%)
  • Passenger50 (27%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car179 (70%)
  • Motorcycle31 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Wareham, Dorset, BH16 6JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2011, with 11 collisions.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2011

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2011: 26, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351263823
2ndA35233005
3rdA35291013
4thA35081002
5thB335171001
6thB30674402
7thB30754400
8thB33904901
9thB30683400
10thB30693301
11thB30711200

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2011

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2011: 16.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2011

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2011: 55.

Dorset and its former districts in 2011

Dorset recorded 852 collisions in 2011, and 16% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2011, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2011.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years