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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,432 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1988, and 1,768 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 241 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (1,359), and casualties rose from 1,713.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,432
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,768
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
22
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
241
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1988

1.5% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1988 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.5%
  • Serious24117%
  • Slight1,16982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.2%
  • Serious26015%
  • Slight1,48684%

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. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,432, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday214 (15%)
  • Tuesday200 (14%)
  • Wednesday249 (17%)
  • Thursday196 (14%)
  • Friday249 (17%)
  • Saturday195 (14%)
  • Sunday129 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59189 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59188 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59250 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59343 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59215 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59180 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January122 (8.5%)
  • February92 (6.4%)
  • March122 (8.5%)
  • April109 (7.6%)
  • May105 (7.3%)
  • June96 (6.7%)
  • July148 (10%)
  • August119 (8.3%)
  • September131 (9.1%)
  • October123 (8.6%)
  • November146 (10%)
  • December119 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,019 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit372 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,214 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds179 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,031 (72%)
  • Wet or damp395 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,234 (86%)
  • 40 mph72 (5%)
  • 60 mph80 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph45 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,184 (83%)
  • Roundabout155 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant792 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist346 (20%)
  • Pedestrian312 (18%)
  • Cyclist226 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1053 (3%)
  • 11 to 15120 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20461 (26%)
  • 21 to 25282 (16%)
  • 26 to 35281 (16%)
  • 36 to 45162 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 55118 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 65115 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7572 (4.1%)
  • Over 7580 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,108 (63%)
  • Passenger348 (20%)
  • Pedestrian312 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,769 (67%)
  • Motorcycle366 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle237 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach48 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 26th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
26th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1988

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1988: 203, including 3 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35203240329
2ndA3477990018
3rdA30497092112
4thA348476506
5thA338425416
6thA350385109
7thB3059344426
8thB3063343614
9thA341313415
10thA349313808
11thA3060283406
12thB3066243101
13thB3073222402
14thB3061172005
15thA3040161705
16thA337151622
17thB3074151902
18thB3369152214
19thB3068122313
20thB3065101103

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1988

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1988: 713.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1988

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1988: 157.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1988

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1988: 736.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1988, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years