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Purbeck road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 88 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2021, and 117 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2020 (91), and casualties fell from 127.

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 2021
88
Down 3% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
117
Down 8% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2021

2.3% of collisions in Purbeck in 2021 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.3%
  • Serious1618%
  • Slight7080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious1916%
  • Slight9682%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2021 is highlighted, with 88, down 3% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 88
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (11%)
  • Tuesday18 (20%)
  • Wednesday11 (13%)
  • Thursday12 (14%)
  • Friday9 (10%)
  • Saturday15 (17%)
  • Sunday13 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (2.3%)
  • February3 (3.4%)
  • March4 (4.5%)
  • April12 (14%)
  • May15 (17%)
  • June3 (3.4%)
  • July15 (17%)
  • August8 (9.1%)
  • September7 (8%)
  • October8 (9.1%)
  • November4 (4.5%)
  • December7 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight67 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds73 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry69 (78%)
  • Wet or damp17 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph27 (31%)
  • 40 mph5 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (8%)
  • 60 mph46 (52%)
  • 70 mph3 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant74 (63%)
  • Cyclist17 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (15%)
  • Pedestrian4 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2016 (14%)
  • 21 to 2514 (12%)
  • 26 to 3520 (17%)
  • 36 to 4510 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5517 (15%)
  • 56 to 6513 (11%)
  • 66 to 7510 (8.5%)
  • Over 7512 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider82 (70%)
  • Passenger31 (26%)
  • Pedestrian4 (3.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car101 (66%)
  • Motorcycle17 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2021, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2021

The A351 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2021: 16, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351162105
2ndA35131710
3rdA35291502
4thB30679902
5thA314502
6thA3504400
7thB30682401
8thB30692310
9thA30491100
10thB30701100
11thB33511200
12thB33901100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2021

Upton, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2021: 8.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2021

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2021: 44.

Dorset and its former districts in 2021

Dorset recorded 621 collisions in 2021, and 14% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2021, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2021.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years