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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,585 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1985, and 1,957 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 330 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (1,646), and casualties fell from 2,011.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,585
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,957
Down 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
21
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
330
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1985

1.3% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1985 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.3%
  • Serious33021%
  • Slight1,23478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.1%
  • Serious37819%
  • Slight1,55780%

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. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,585, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday216 (14%)
  • Tuesday236 (15%)
  • Wednesday207 (13%)
  • Thursday254 (16%)
  • Friday278 (18%)
  • Saturday231 (15%)
  • Sunday163 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59195 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59237 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59261 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59388 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59202 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59218 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January105 (6.6%)
  • February83 (5.2%)
  • March120 (7.6%)
  • April119 (7.5%)
  • May122 (7.7%)
  • June139 (8.8%)
  • July166 (10%)
  • August153 (9.7%)
  • September146 (9.2%)
  • October142 (9%)
  • November141 (8.9%)
  • December149 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,162 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit365 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,310 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds214 (14%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,141 (72%)
  • Wet or damp410 (26%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.1%)
  • Snow15 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,378 (87%)
  • 40 mph70 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph60 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph70 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,283 (81%)
  • Roundabout156 (9.8%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant757 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist503 (26%)
  • Cyclist304 (16%)
  • Pedestrian287 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1047 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 15155 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20585 (30%)
  • 21 to 25279 (14%)
  • 26 to 35255 (13%)
  • 36 to 45177 (9%)
  • 46 to 55110 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 65125 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 75112 (5.7%)
  • Over 7578 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,267 (65%)
  • Passenger403 (21%)
  • Pedestrian287 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,776 (62%)
  • Motorcycle531 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle314 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes120 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach56 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (1.4%)
  • Minibus18 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 22nd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1985

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1985: 280, including 5 fatal and 50 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35280345550
2ndA304991110220
3rdA3477076015
4thA3486079016
5thA3504856110
6thA338476206
7thA341415108
8thB3059384224
9thB30633742012
10thA3060344303
11thB3061262803
12thA349232505
13thB3369182816
14thB3066172107
15thB3074172403
16thA337161712
17thB3065162605
18thB3068141505
19thB33477912
20thB30646911

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1985

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1985: 774.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1985

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1985: 169.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1985

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1985: 803.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years