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Purbeck road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2013, and 153 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2012 (108), and casualties fell from 178.

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 2013
107
Down 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
153
Down 14% on 2012
Fatal collisions
6
5.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2013

5.6% of collisions in Purbeck in 2013 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.6%
  • Serious2523%
  • Slight7671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.9%
  • Serious2919%
  • Slight11877%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2013 is highlighted, with 107, down 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (13%)
  • Tuesday16 (15%)
  • Wednesday15 (14%)
  • Thursday12 (11%)
  • Friday26 (24%)
  • Saturday14 (13%)
  • Sunday10 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (9.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (1.9%)
  • February9 (8.4%)
  • March12 (11%)
  • April9 (8.4%)
  • May10 (9.3%)
  • June6 (5.6%)
  • July12 (11%)
  • August21 (20%)
  • September9 (8.4%)
  • October6 (5.6%)
  • November1 (0.9%)
  • December10 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (7.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds89 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (5.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry81 (76%)
  • Wet or damp22 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph28 (26%)
  • 40 mph7 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph59 (55%)
  • 70 mph7 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (81%)
  • Roundabout10 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (68%)
  • Pedestrian15 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist13 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2%)
  • Van occupant3 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 108 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2024 (16%)
  • 21 to 2517 (11%)
  • 26 to 3524 (16%)
  • 36 to 4516 (10%)
  • 46 to 5525 (16%)
  • 56 to 6518 (12%)
  • 66 to 7512 (7.8%)
  • Over 755 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider96 (63%)
  • Passenger42 (27%)
  • Pedestrian15 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car134 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle12 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2013, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2013

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2013: 19, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35192321
2ndA351161704
3rdA35081201
4thA3528902
5thA3161202
6thB306751102
7thB33515701
8thB30693902
9thB30713400
10thB30753510
11thB30702202
12thB33902210

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2013

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2013: 6.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2013

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2013: 50.

Dorset and its former districts in 2013

Dorset recorded 799 collisions in 2013, and 13% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2013, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2013.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years