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Purbeck road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2015, and 204 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2014 (124), and casualties rose from 177.

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 2015
142
Up 15% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
204
Up 15% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2015

2.1% of collisions in Purbeck in 2015 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious3525%
  • Slight10473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4824%
  • Slight15375%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2015 is highlighted, with 142, up 15% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (19%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday18 (13%)
  • Thursday21 (15%)
  • Friday21 (15%)
  • Saturday13 (9.2%)
  • Sunday22 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.7%)
  • February16 (11%)
  • March15 (11%)
  • April6 (4.2%)
  • May11 (7.7%)
  • June17 (12%)
  • July13 (9.2%)
  • August12 (8.5%)
  • September10 (7%)
  • October13 (9.2%)
  • November9 (6.3%)
  • December9 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds123 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (77%)
  • Wet or damp31 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph46 (32%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph78 (55%)
  • 70 mph6 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant133 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (12%)
  • Cyclist18 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian17 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 154 (2%)
  • 16 to 2021 (10%)
  • 21 to 2531 (15%)
  • 26 to 3539 (19%)
  • 36 to 4524 (12%)
  • 46 to 5524 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (14%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7.8%)
  • Over 758 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (70%)
  • Passenger45 (22%)
  • Pedestrian17 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car189 (72%)
  • Motorcycle25 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2015, with 11 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2015

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2015: 25, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35254005
2ndA351202814
3rdA352132712
4thB30678802
5thB33905701
6thA314502
7thB30754601
8thA3503300
9thB30682400
10thB30691201
11thB33511101

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2015

Wool had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2015: 9.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2015

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2015: 73.

Dorset and its former districts in 2015

Dorset recorded 861 collisions in 2015, and 16% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years