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Purbeck road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 117 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2017, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2016 (138), and casualties fell from 229.

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 2017
117
Down 15% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
184
Down 20% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2017

0.9% of collisions in Purbeck in 2017 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2723%
  • Slight8976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3016%
  • Slight15383%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 117, down 15% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (14%)
  • Tuesday19 (16%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday20 (17%)
  • Friday14 (12%)
  • Saturday19 (16%)
  • Sunday15 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (11%)
  • February4 (3.4%)
  • March5 (4.3%)
  • April14 (12%)
  • May11 (9.4%)
  • June15 (13%)
  • July16 (14%)
  • August10 (8.5%)
  • September7 (6%)
  • October10 (8.5%)
  • November2 (1.7%)
  • December10 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (77%)
  • Wet or damp22 (19%)
  • Frost or ice5 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph37 (32%)
  • 40 mph6 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph68 (58%)
  • 70 mph4 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway105 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (6%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (13%)
  • Cyclist15 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.1%)
  • 16 to 2029 (16%)
  • 21 to 2521 (11%)
  • 26 to 3528 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (15%)
  • 46 to 5526 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (13%)
  • 66 to 7513 (7.1%)
  • Over 7510 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider131 (71%)
  • Passenger43 (23%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car150 (72%)
  • Motorcycle21 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2017, with 8 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2017

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2017: 25, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35254304
2ndA351223107
3rdA3527802
4thB335171005
5thA35051102
6thA314610
7thB33904900
8thB30673500
9thB30683501
10thB30753400
11thA30501100
12thB30691100
13thB30701100
14thB30711101

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2017

Upton, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2017: 6.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2017

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2017: 57.

Dorset and its former districts in 2017

Dorset recorded 740 collisions in 2017, and 16% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years