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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,532 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1982, and 1,954 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 430 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1981 (1,399), and casualties rose from 1,792.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,532
Up 10% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,954
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
430
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1982

0.8% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious43028%
  • Slight1,09071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.6%
  • Serious47324%
  • Slight1,46975%

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. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,532, up 10% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday221 (14%)
  • Tuesday222 (14%)
  • Wednesday230 (15%)
  • Thursday234 (15%)
  • Friday267 (17%)
  • Saturday211 (14%)
  • Sunday147 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5969 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59186 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59230 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59257 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59377 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59199 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59203 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (7.2%)
  • February91 (5.9%)
  • March102 (6.7%)
  • April122 (8%)
  • May107 (7%)
  • June132 (8.6%)
  • July139 (9.1%)
  • August145 (9.5%)
  • September137 (8.9%)
  • October138 (9%)
  • November161 (11%)
  • December147 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,069 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit391 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,237 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds233 (15%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,057 (69%)
  • Wet or damp444 (29%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.3%)
  • Snow10 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,361 (89%)
  • 40 mph48 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph73 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph42 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,289 (84%)
  • Roundabout129 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant720 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist572 (29%)
  • Pedestrian312 (16%)
  • Cyclist245 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant34 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1061 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15128 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20644 (33%)
  • 21 to 25267 (14%)
  • 26 to 35216 (11%)
  • 36 to 45167 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 55138 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 65129 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 75117 (6%)
  • Over 7565 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,220 (62%)
  • Passenger422 (22%)
  • Pedestrian312 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,594 (60%)
  • Motorcycle584 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle255 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (4%)
  • Bus or coach67 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (1.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 30th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
30th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1982

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1982: 259, including 3 fatal and 64 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35259342364
2ndA34785102025
3rdA30497296121
4thA3505165122
5thA3385068022
6thB30595055111
7thA3484756014
8thB3063344106
9thA349243107
10thA3060222704
11thB3061222505
12thA341182306
13thB3068162902
14thB3066151804
15thB3369152105
16thA337121203
17thB3074111104
18thB3064101202
19thB30658902
20thB33477713

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1982

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1982: 778.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1982

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1982: 183.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1982

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1982: 815.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years