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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,399 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1981, and 1,792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 381 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (1,458), and casualties fell from 1,847.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,399
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,792
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
16
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
381
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1981

1.1% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious38127%
  • Slight1,00272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal170.9%
  • Serious44525%
  • Slight1,33074%

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. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,399, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday195 (14%)
  • Tuesday206 (15%)
  • Wednesday204 (15%)
  • Thursday199 (14%)
  • Friday253 (18%)
  • Saturday214 (15%)
  • Sunday128 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59203 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59274 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59343 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59185 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (5.9%)
  • February90 (6.4%)
  • March111 (7.9%)
  • April104 (7.4%)
  • May123 (8.8%)
  • June103 (7.4%)
  • July133 (9.5%)
  • August129 (9.2%)
  • September152 (11%)
  • October153 (11%)
  • November129 (9.2%)
  • December90 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight987 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit364 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,093 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds252 (18%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry965 (69%)
  • Wet or damp421 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,255 (90%)
  • 40 mph40 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph61 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph37 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,210 (86%)
  • Roundabout110 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant702 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist492 (27%)
  • Pedestrian298 (17%)
  • Cyclist219 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1075 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 15124 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20550 (31%)
  • 21 to 25235 (13%)
  • 26 to 35225 (13%)
  • 36 to 45126 (7%)
  • 46 to 55125 (7%)
  • 56 to 65121 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 75114 (6.4%)
  • Over 7566 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,078 (60%)
  • Passenger416 (23%)
  • Pedestrian298 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,492 (60%)
  • Motorcycle501 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle228 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach55 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2%)
  • Minibus11 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 33rd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1981

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1981: 213, including 4 fatal and 47 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35213254447
2ndA3477182117
3rdA30495983421
4thA3485381017
5thA3385274118
6thB3059465318
7thA3504358114
8thA349304809
9thB30633034013
10thA3060263404
11thB3061263306
12thA341212406
13thB3066212407
14thB3074121503
15thB3369121503
16thB30648901
17thB30687803
18thA3376601
19thB30656902
20thB33474502

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1981

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1981: 716.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1981

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1981: 150.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1981

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1981: 738.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1981, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years