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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,517 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1983, and 1,836 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 356 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1982 (1,532), and casualties fell from 1,954.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,517
Down 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,836
Down 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
26
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
356
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1983

1.7% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal261.7%
  • Serious35623%
  • Slight1,13575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.5%
  • Serious39121%
  • Slight1,41877%

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. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,517, down 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday217 (14%)
  • Tuesday227 (15%)
  • Wednesday208 (14%)
  • Thursday238 (16%)
  • Friday286 (19%)
  • Saturday220 (15%)
  • Sunday121 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59197 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59221 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59240 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59403 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59225 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59166 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (7.3%)
  • February85 (5.6%)
  • March115 (7.6%)
  • April107 (7.1%)
  • May117 (7.7%)
  • June110 (7.3%)
  • July163 (11%)
  • August167 (11%)
  • September122 (8%)
  • October142 (9.4%)
  • November141 (9.3%)
  • December137 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,090 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit363 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,254 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds217 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,093 (72%)
  • Wet or damp413 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,318 (87%)
  • 40 mph83 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph70 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph39 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,294 (85%)
  • Roundabout117 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant657 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist521 (28%)
  • Pedestrian311 (17%)
  • Cyclist269 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2%)
  • 6 to 1081 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15162 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20542 (30%)
  • 21 to 25218 (12%)
  • 26 to 35222 (12%)
  • 36 to 45171 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 55124 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 65118 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7599 (5.4%)
  • Over 7562 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,161 (63%)
  • Passenger364 (20%)
  • Pedestrian311 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,584 (59%)
  • Motorcycle550 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle290 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes112 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach55 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (0.8%)
  • Minibus17 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 26th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1983

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1983: 272, including 3 fatal and 55 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35272310355
2ndA304983100318
3rdA3476874211
4thA3486677222
5thB3059414408
6thA338394726
7thA350375208
8thA349314417
9thA341263728
10thB30632435010
11thA3060233213
12thB3061232708
13thB3074162005
14thA337151705
15thB3369131304
16thB3347111603
17thB306691002
18thB306891200
19thB306571012
20thB30643301

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1983

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1983: 708.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1983

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1983: 183.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1983

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1983: 727.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years