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Purbeck road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 89 road traffic collisions in Purbeck in 2024, and 118 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2023 (96), 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 2024
89
Down 7% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
118
Down 7% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Purbeck in 2024

1.1% of collisions in Purbeck in 2024 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.4% and 22% in Purbeck from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious2225%
  • Slight6674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2319%
  • Slight9480%

Purbeck road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purbeck, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 248 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 89, down 7% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 89
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (13%)
  • Tuesday11 (12%)
  • Wednesday11 (12%)
  • Thursday11 (12%)
  • Friday19 (21%)
  • Saturday13 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (7.9%)
  • February5 (5.6%)
  • March8 (9%)
  • April9 (10%)
  • May6 (6.7%)
  • June12 (13%)
  • July8 (9%)
  • August6 (6.7%)
  • September6 (6.7%)
  • October4 (4.5%)
  • November12 (13%)
  • December6 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (7.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds76 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (4.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (73%)
  • Wet or damp21 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph27 (30%)
  • 40 mph9 (10%)
  • 50 mph7 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph42 (47%)
  • 70 mph4 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (9%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Purbeck in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant74 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (14%)
  • Pedestrian12 (10%)
  • Cyclist7 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2021 (18%)
  • 21 to 2510 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3515 (13%)
  • 36 to 4518 (15%)
  • 46 to 5514 (12%)
  • 56 to 6515 (13%)
  • 66 to 7510 (8.5%)
  • Over 759 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider76 (64%)
  • Passenger30 (25%)
  • Pedestrian12 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car108 (72%)
  • Motorcycle18 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Purbeck in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, BH16 5SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Purbeck in 2024, with 8 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Purbeck with the most crashes in 2024

The A35 had the most collisions in Purbeck in 2024: 18, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Purbeck, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35182203
2ndA351162205
3rdA3506611
4thB33515602
5thA3524801
6thB30673301
7thB30753301
8thA312201
9thB30682200
10thB30702300

Towns in Purbeck: crashes in 2024

Upton, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in Purbeck in 2024: 9.

Postcode districts in Purbeck: crashes in 2024

BH20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Purbeck in 2024: 33.

Dorset and its former districts in 2024

Dorset recorded 686 collisions in 2024, and 13% of them were in the old Purbeck district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Purbeck in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Purbeck in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2024.

Severity

Purbeck road accidents in other years