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Purbeck road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 91 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2020, and 127 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2019 (122), and casualties fell from 175.

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 2020
91
Down 25% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
127
Down 27% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2020

2.2% of collisions in Purbeck in 2020 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.2%
  • Serious2123%
  • Slight6875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious2721%
  • Slight9877%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2020 is highlighted, with 91, down 25% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 91
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (18%)
  • Tuesday10 (11%)
  • Wednesday11 (12%)
  • Thursday16 (18%)
  • Friday12 (13%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (13%)
  • February3 (3.3%)
  • March5 (5.5%)
  • April2 (2.2%)
  • May9 (9.9%)
  • June7 (7.7%)
  • July11 (12%)
  • August10 (11%)
  • September7 (7.7%)
  • October10 (11%)
  • November6 (6.6%)
  • December9 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight72 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds71 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (68%)
  • Wet or damp27 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph38 (42%)
  • 40 mph7 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (41%)
  • 70 mph5 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (87%)
  • Roundabout9 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant82 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (15%)
  • Cyclist18 (14%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.1%)
  • Pedestrian2 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2011 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2518 (14%)
  • 26 to 3522 (17%)
  • 36 to 4519 (15%)
  • 46 to 5516 (13%)
  • 56 to 6520 (16%)
  • 66 to 759 (7.1%)
  • Over 756 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider93 (73%)
  • Passenger32 (25%)
  • Pedestrian2 (1.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car108 (65%)
  • Motorcycle18 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2020, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2020

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2020: 19, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35192314
2ndA351162004
3rdA35281710
4thB306851002
5thA314401
6thB30673300
7thB33513301
8thA3502200
9thB30752200
10thB33902402
11thB30701100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2020

Upton, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2020: 8.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2020

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2020: 44.

Dorset and its former districts in 2020

Dorset recorded 563 collisions in 2020, and 16% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years