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Purbeck road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 108 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2012, and 178 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2011 (138), and casualties fell from 184.

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 2012
108
Down 22% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
178
Down 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2012

2.8% of collisions in Purbeck in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.8%
  • Serious2119%
  • Slight8478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious2313%
  • Slight15285%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 108, down 22% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (14%)
  • Tuesday18 (17%)
  • Wednesday14 (13%)
  • Thursday22 (20%)
  • Friday11 (10%)
  • Saturday11 (10%)
  • Sunday17 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911 (10%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8.3%)
  • February9 (8.3%)
  • March7 (6.5%)
  • April9 (8.3%)
  • May7 (6.5%)
  • June13 (12%)
  • July10 (9.3%)
  • August10 (9.3%)
  • September11 (10%)
  • October11 (10%)
  • November4 (3.7%)
  • December8 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight81 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds92 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (71%)
  • Wet or damp27 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph42 (39%)
  • 40 mph8 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph45 (42%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (84%)
  • Roundabout15 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (49%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (12%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2056 (31%)
  • 21 to 2518 (10%)
  • 26 to 3525 (14%)
  • 36 to 4519 (11%)
  • 46 to 5514 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (12%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.5%)
  • Over 756 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (57%)
  • Passenger65 (37%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car134 (69%)
  • Motorcycle20 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2012, with 9 collisions.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2012

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2012: 22, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351222704
2ndA35173214
3rdA35291211
4thA35063901
5thB33905700
6thB30704410
7thB30754702
8thB33514802
9thB30673300
10thB30682200
11thB30691100
12thB30711100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2012

Swanage, Upton, Dorset and Wareham had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2012, with 7 each.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2012

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2012: 52.

Dorset and its former districts in 2012

Dorset recorded 843 collisions in 2012, and 13% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2012, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years