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Purbeck road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 96 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2023, and 127 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2022 (103), and casualties fell from 132.

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 2023
96
Down 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
127
Down 4% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2023

None of the collisions in Purbeck in 2023 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1920%
  • Slight7780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2117%
  • Slight10683%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2023 is highlighted, with 96, down 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 96
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (15%)
  • Tuesday13 (14%)
  • Wednesday17 (18%)
  • Thursday15 (16%)
  • Friday9 (9.4%)
  • Saturday18 (19%)
  • Sunday10 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (10%)
  • February3 (3.1%)
  • March1 (1%)
  • April11 (11%)
  • May13 (14%)
  • June8 (8.3%)
  • July10 (10%)
  • August12 (13%)
  • September6 (6.3%)
  • October2 (2.1%)
  • November6 (6.3%)
  • December14 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight75 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (71%)
  • Wet or damp21 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (5.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph29 (30%)
  • 40 mph7 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (10%)
  • 60 mph45 (47%)
  • 70 mph5 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant85 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (11%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist6 (4.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2020 (16%)
  • 21 to 2512 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3525 (20%)
  • 36 to 4514 (11%)
  • 46 to 5516 (13%)
  • 56 to 6513 (10%)
  • 66 to 7512 (9.4%)
  • Over 754 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider84 (66%)
  • Passenger31 (24%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car120 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (16%)
  • Motorcycle14 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2023, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2023

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2023: 22, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35223104
2ndA351121703
3rdA35291101
4thB33515501
5thA314701
6thA3504601
7thB30674401
8thB30683300
9thB33902500
10thA5321100
11thB30701200
12thB30711101
13thB30751100

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2023

Upton, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2023: 6.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2023

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2023: 52.

Dorset and its former districts in 2023

Dorset recorded 662 collisions in 2023, and 15% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2023, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years