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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,542 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1986, and 1,943 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 385 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1985 (1,585), and casualties fell from 1,957.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,542
Down 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,943
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
385
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1986

0.7% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.7%
  • Serious38525%
  • Slight1,14674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.7%
  • Serious44023%
  • Slight1,49077%

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. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,542, down 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday245 (16%)
  • Tuesday238 (15%)
  • Wednesday203 (13%)
  • Thursday237 (15%)
  • Friday255 (17%)
  • Saturday227 (15%)
  • Sunday137 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59213 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59211 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59251 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59417 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59216 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59164 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January126 (8.2%)
  • February88 (5.7%)
  • March128 (8.3%)
  • April119 (7.7%)
  • May116 (7.5%)
  • June125 (8.1%)
  • July149 (9.7%)
  • August136 (8.8%)
  • September110 (7.1%)
  • October161 (10%)
  • November141 (9.1%)
  • December143 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,168 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit324 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,237 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds256 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,037 (67%)
  • Wet or damp478 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1%)
  • Snow11 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,341 (87%)
  • 40 mph80 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph55 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph61 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,257 (82%)
  • Roundabout156 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant780 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist434 (22%)
  • Pedestrian343 (18%)
  • Cyclist277 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant37 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1052 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15147 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20478 (25%)
  • 21 to 25302 (16%)
  • 26 to 35268 (14%)
  • 36 to 45200 (10%)
  • 46 to 55131 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 65148 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7589 (4.6%)
  • Over 7585 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,172 (60%)
  • Passenger428 (22%)
  • Pedestrian343 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,757 (63%)
  • Motorcycle454 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle285 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach67 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 25th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1986

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1986: 255, including 3 fatal and 59 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35255311359
2ndA30497993214
3rdA3476987111
4thA3486994119
5thA3385069110
6thA3504557015
7thB30594346110
8thA3493948011
9thB30613745011
10thA3413141011
11thA3060293406
12thB3063293106
13thB3068293608
14thB3066222504
15thB3369192209
16thB3074141905
17thB3065132205
18thA3040121604
19thA3379912
20thB334791004

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1986

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1986: 610.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1986

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1986: 138.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1986

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1986: 782.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years