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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,458 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1980, and 1,847 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 394 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1979 (1,575), and casualties fell from 2,013.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,458
Down 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,847
Down 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
16
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
394
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1980

1.1% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious39427%
  • Slight1,04872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.9%
  • Serious45725%
  • Slight1,37474%

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. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,458, down 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday210 (14%)
  • Tuesday229 (16%)
  • Wednesday192 (13%)
  • Thursday212 (15%)
  • Friday271 (19%)
  • Saturday215 (15%)
  • Sunday129 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59144 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59195 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59292 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59390 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59200 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59159 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (7.8%)
  • February103 (7.1%)
  • March111 (7.6%)
  • April114 (7.8%)
  • May106 (7.3%)
  • June119 (8.2%)
  • July141 (9.7%)
  • August118 (8.1%)
  • September141 (9.7%)
  • October138 (9.5%)
  • November121 (8.3%)
  • December132 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,055 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit353 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,144 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds262 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other36 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry959 (66%)
  • Wet or damp485 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,330 (91%)
  • 40 mph30 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph65 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph32 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,233 (85%)
  • Roundabout117 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant724 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist523 (28%)
  • Pedestrian301 (16%)
  • Cyclist205 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1071 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15136 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20566 (31%)
  • 21 to 25200 (11%)
  • 26 to 35221 (12%)
  • 36 to 45166 (9%)
  • 46 to 55125 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 65134 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 75111 (6%)
  • Over 7578 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,127 (61%)
  • Passenger419 (23%)
  • Pedestrian301 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,622 (62%)
  • Motorcycle545 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle215 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach60 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (1.5%)
  • Minibus15 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 29th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1980

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1980: 248, including 2 fatal and 58 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35248301258
2ndA30496479013
3rdA3475465018
4thA348506919
5thA3504861013
6thB30594552210
7thA3383747013
8thA3493551013
9thB3063273105
10thB3061232505
11thA3060222608
12thB3066223005
13thA341212417
14thB3065121903
15thB3369121703
16thA337111410
17thB3074111202
18thB306871104
19thB30644500

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1980

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1980: 756.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1980

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1980: 161.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1980

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1980: 768.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years