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Purbeck road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2016, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2015 (142), and casualties rose from 204.

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 2016
138
Down 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
229
Up 12% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2016

1.4% of collisions in Purbeck in 2016 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious4130%
  • Slight9569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5122%
  • Slight17677%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2016 is highlighted, with 138, down 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (10%)
  • Tuesday28 (20%)
  • Wednesday21 (15%)
  • Thursday23 (17%)
  • Friday16 (12%)
  • Saturday18 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5.1%)
  • February12 (8.7%)
  • March9 (6.5%)
  • April11 (8%)
  • May10 (7.2%)
  • June13 (9.4%)
  • July15 (11%)
  • August21 (15%)
  • September11 (8%)
  • October6 (4.3%)
  • November13 (9.4%)
  • December10 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (74%)
  • Wet or damp32 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph44 (32%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph71 (51%)
  • 70 mph7 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2024 (10%)
  • 21 to 2519 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3544 (19%)
  • 36 to 4528 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (16%)
  • 56 to 6531 (14%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.6%)
  • Over 7518 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (66%)
  • Passenger66 (29%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car183 (73%)
  • Motorcycle20 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2016, with 13 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2016

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2016: 29, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35294609
2ndA352173315
3rdA351121702
4thA35071403
5thB335171302
6thB306761104
7thB30755711
8thB30704401
9thA3131400
10thB33903602
11thB30682300
12thB30692202

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2016

Swanage and Upton, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2016, with 10 each.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2016

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2016: 64.

Dorset and its former districts in 2016

Dorset recorded 775 collisions in 2016, and 18% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years