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Purbeck road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 124 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2014, and 177 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2013 (107), and casualties rose from 153.

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 2014
124
Up 16% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
177
Up 16% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2014

2.4% of collisions in Purbeck in 2014 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious4335%
  • Slight7863%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious4626%
  • Slight12872%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2014 is highlighted, with 124, up 16% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (18%)
  • Tuesday16 (13%)
  • Wednesday20 (16%)
  • Thursday10 (8.1%)
  • Friday20 (16%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (9.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (10%)
  • February6 (4.8%)
  • March5 (4%)
  • April8 (6.5%)
  • May8 (6.5%)
  • June12 (9.7%)
  • July15 (12%)
  • August14 (11%)
  • September15 (12%)
  • October14 (11%)
  • November4 (3.2%)
  • December10 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (73%)
  • Wet or damp28 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph53 (43%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph51 (41%)
  • 70 mph7 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (80%)
  • Roundabout10 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant107 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (11%)
  • Pedestrian20 (11%)
  • Cyclist17 (9.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2022 (12%)
  • 21 to 2525 (14%)
  • 26 to 3526 (15%)
  • 36 to 4525 (14%)
  • 46 to 5526 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (11%)
  • 66 to 7515 (8.5%)
  • Over 7511 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (69%)
  • Passenger34 (19%)
  • Pedestrian20 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car151 (68%)
  • Motorcycle20 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2014, with 13 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2014

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2014: 17, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351172105
2ndA35141905
3rdA352101712
4thA35091305
5thB33904802
6thA313803
7thB30683301
8thB30672201
9thB30712301
10thB30752210
11thB30691101
12thB30701100
13thB33511101

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2014

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2014: 12.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2014

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2014: 59.

Dorset and its former districts in 2014

Dorset recorded 815 collisions in 2014, and 15% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2014, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years