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Purbeck road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2018, and 172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2017 (117), and casualties fell from 184.

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 2018
119
Up 2% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
172
Down 7% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2018

3.4% of collisions in Purbeck in 2018 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.4%
  • Serious2521%
  • Slight9076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious3520%
  • Slight13377%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2018 is highlighted, with 119, up 2% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (24%)
  • Tuesday12 (10%)
  • Wednesday15 (13%)
  • Thursday9 (7.6%)
  • Friday25 (21%)
  • Saturday13 (11%)
  • Sunday17 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.4%)
  • February11 (9.2%)
  • March6 (5%)
  • April8 (6.7%)
  • May7 (5.9%)
  • June9 (7.6%)
  • July18 (15%)
  • August11 (9.2%)
  • September12 (10%)
  • October10 (8.4%)
  • November7 (5.9%)
  • December10 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (76%)
  • Wet or damp24 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph38 (32%)
  • 40 mph8 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph54 (45%)
  • 70 mph10 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (10%)
  • Roundabout6 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant121 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (13%)
  • Cyclist10 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian8 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2020 (12%)
  • 21 to 2520 (12%)
  • 26 to 3533 (19%)
  • 36 to 4518 (10%)
  • 46 to 5528 (16%)
  • 56 to 6520 (12%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.8%)
  • Over 7512 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (68%)
  • Passenger47 (27%)
  • Pedestrian8 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car168 (73%)
  • Motorcycle25 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2018, with 15 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2018

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2018: 31, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35315527
2ndA351232908
3rdA35291501
4thA35081301
5thB30676801
6thB33905701
7thB30754411
8thB30683301
9thB30692200
10thB30702500
11thA311100
12thB30711100
13thB33511100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2018

Upton, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2018: 8.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2018

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2018: 53.

Dorset and its former districts in 2018

Dorset recorded 638 collisions in 2018, and 19% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2018.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years