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Purbeck road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 103 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2022, and 132 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2021 (88), and casualties rose from 117.

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 2022
103
Up 17% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
132
Up 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2022

2.9% of collisions in Purbeck in 2022 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.9%
  • Serious2019%
  • Slight8078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious2317%
  • Slight10680%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2022 is highlighted, with 103, up 17% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 103
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (18%)
  • Tuesday15 (15%)
  • Wednesday13 (13%)
  • Thursday15 (15%)
  • Friday19 (18%)
  • Saturday11 (11%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (9.7%)
  • February6 (5.8%)
  • March10 (9.7%)
  • April6 (5.8%)
  • May12 (12%)
  • June13 (13%)
  • July6 (5.8%)
  • August10 (9.7%)
  • September6 (5.8%)
  • October10 (9.7%)
  • November8 (7.8%)
  • December6 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (5.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (5.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (75%)
  • Wet or damp21 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph45 (44%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (11%)
  • 60 mph39 (38%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway94 (91%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant80 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (11%)
  • Cyclist14 (11%)
  • Pedestrian13 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2027 (20%)
  • 21 to 2511 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3518 (14%)
  • 36 to 459 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 5524 (18%)
  • 56 to 6515 (11%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.8%)
  • Over 7510 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider90 (68%)
  • Passenger29 (22%)
  • Pedestrian13 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car116 (65%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (11%)
  • Motorcycle15 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.7%)
  • Minibus2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2022, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2022

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2022: 16, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35162014
2ndA352142112
3rdA351131704
4thA35071000
5thB30676601
6thB30683300
7thB30753301
8thB33513300
9thB33903700
10thA312300
11thB30702202
12thB30712300

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2022

Swanage had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2022: 10.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2022

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2022: 44.

Dorset and its former districts in 2022

Dorset recorded 712 collisions in 2022, and 14% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years