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Purbeck road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2019, and 175 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2018 (119), and casualties rose from 172.

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 2019
122
Up 3% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
175
Up 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2019

2.5% of collisions in Purbeck in 2019 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.5%
  • Serious3529%
  • Slight8469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious3922%
  • Slight13376%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2019 is highlighted, with 122, up 3% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (21%)
  • Tuesday12 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday24 (20%)
  • Thursday22 (18%)
  • Friday10 (8.2%)
  • Saturday9 (7.4%)
  • Sunday19 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (4.1%)
  • February9 (7.4%)
  • March20 (16%)
  • April8 (6.6%)
  • May9 (7.4%)
  • June8 (6.6%)
  • July14 (11%)
  • August14 (11%)
  • September7 (5.7%)
  • October12 (9.8%)
  • November6 (4.9%)
  • December10 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (4.1%)
  • Other3 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (75%)
  • Wet or damp31 (25%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph41 (34%)
  • 40 mph8 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph59 (48%)
  • 70 mph6 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (20%)
  • Cyclist16 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian8 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 157 (4%)
  • 16 to 2019 (11%)
  • 21 to 258 (4.6%)
  • 26 to 3535 (20%)
  • 36 to 4530 (17%)
  • 46 to 5524 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (12%)
  • Over 759 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (72%)
  • Passenger41 (23%)
  • Pedestrian8 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car141 (65%)
  • Motorcycle34 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2019, with 10 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2019

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2019: 29, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA352939010
2ndA351193107
3rdB3067121312
4thA35271101
5thB335171215
6thA3505601
7thB30683400
8thA312310
9thB30702200
10thB30752201
11thB33901100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2019

Upton, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2019: 11.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2019

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2019: 56.

Dorset and its former districts in 2019

Dorset recorded 635 collisions in 2019, and 19% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2019, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2019.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years