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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,575 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1979, and 2,013 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 427 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 55,875 collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Collisions in 1979
1,575
Casualties in 1979
2,013
Fatal collisions
22
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
427
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1979

1.4% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1979 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.4%
  • Serious42727%
  • Slight1,12671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.2%
  • Serious49825%
  • Slight1,49174%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,646 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,575.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025677764
2024707793
2023725869
2022737855
2021678783
2020595702
2019641804
2018686822
20178561,048
20167961,072
20159161,155
20141,0111,244
20139751,198
20121,0181,214
20111,0741,296
20101,0341,302
20091,0331,268
20081,1381,435
20071,2101,579
20061,1781,476
20051,3991,806
20041,3391,730
20031,4111,874
20021,5422,112
20011,4881,935
20001,4771,923
19991,4261,845
19981,3871,802
19971,4081,829
19961,3261,796
19951,2461,583
19941,2311,581
19931,2191,590
19921,1551,495
19911,2321,605
19901,4081,834
19891,4511,821
19881,4321,768
19871,3591,713
19861,5421,943
19851,5851,957
19841,6462,011
19831,5171,836
19821,5321,954
19811,3991,792
19801,4581,847
19791,5752,013

When and where crashes happen in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday223 (14%)
  • Tuesday205 (13%)
  • Wednesday223 (14%)
  • Thursday242 (15%)
  • Friday278 (18%)
  • Saturday248 (16%)
  • Sunday156 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5993 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59174 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59203 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59286 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59365 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59215 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59225 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January115 (7.3%)
  • February74 (4.7%)
  • March127 (8.1%)
  • April119 (7.6%)
  • May134 (8.5%)
  • June125 (7.9%)
  • July163 (10%)
  • August154 (9.8%)
  • September128 (8.1%)
  • October148 (9.4%)
  • November144 (9.1%)
  • December144 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,100 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit410 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,211 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds252 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other62 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,001 (64%)
  • Wet or damp518 (33%)
  • Frost or ice46 (2.9%)
  • Snow9 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,414 (90%)
  • 40 mph41 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph77 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph42 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,371 (87%)
  • Roundabout83 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant802 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist572 (28%)
  • Pedestrian343 (17%)
  • Cyclist200 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant35 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1060 (3%)
  • 11 to 15138 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20619 (31%)
  • 21 to 25262 (13%)
  • 26 to 35244 (12%)
  • 36 to 45175 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 55132 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 65150 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 75130 (6.5%)
  • Over 7566 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,207 (60%)
  • Passenger463 (23%)
  • Pedestrian343 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,674 (61%)
  • Motorcycle587 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle214 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes126 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach78 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (1.5%)
  • Minibus14 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 26th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
26th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1979

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1979: 266, including 1 fatal and 66 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35266315166
2ndA304971101219
3rdA3476783215
4thA3486476022
5thA3385283117
6thA350405326
7thB30593951013
8thA3413745112
9thB3061354606
10thA3493139010
11thB30632127011
12thA3060192404
13thB3065182905
14thA337172305
15thB3066152507
16thB3369152122
17thB3074141906
18thB30649902
19thB30687803
20thB33476703

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1979

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1979: 770.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1979

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1979: 178.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1979

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1979: 803.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1979, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years