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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,451 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1989, and 1,821 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 295 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1988 (1,432), and casualties rose from 1,768.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,451
Up 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,821
Up 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
27
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
295
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1989

1.9% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal271.9%
  • Serious29520%
  • Slight1,12978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.5%
  • Serious32518%
  • Slight1,46981%

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. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,451, up 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday206 (14%)
  • Tuesday196 (14%)
  • Wednesday229 (16%)
  • Thursday225 (16%)
  • Friday242 (17%)
  • Saturday200 (14%)
  • Sunday153 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59178 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59259 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59340 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59233 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59187 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January117 (8.1%)
  • February102 (7%)
  • March106 (7.3%)
  • April118 (8.1%)
  • May101 (7%)
  • June112 (7.7%)
  • July146 (10%)
  • August142 (9.8%)
  • September111 (7.6%)
  • October122 (8.4%)
  • November149 (10%)
  • December125 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,028 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit365 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,235 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds173 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,050 (72%)
  • Wet or damp392 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,186 (82%)
  • 40 mph83 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph106 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph73 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,156 (80%)
  • Roundabout170 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant890 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist328 (18%)
  • Pedestrian305 (17%)
  • Cyclist200 (11%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1042 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1590 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20514 (28%)
  • 21 to 25291 (16%)
  • 26 to 35270 (15%)
  • 36 to 45182 (10%)
  • 46 to 55125 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65108 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7583 (4.6%)
  • Over 7585 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,130 (62%)
  • Passenger386 (21%)
  • Pedestrian305 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,838 (69%)
  • Motorcycle355 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle220 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach48 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.6%)
  • Minibus15 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 31st most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1989

The A3500 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1989: 255, including 2 fatal and 53 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3500255337253
2ndA304988111214
3rdA34707490015
4thA30605672210
5thA33805472411
6thB3059434834
7thA3480414808
8thB3063303008
9thB3073283904
10thB3061253023
11thB3066242704
12thA3040192603
13thA35182405
14thB3065132611
15thA347121204
16thB3074121502
17thA33891201
18thB336991302
19thA3488801
20thB334781202

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1989

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1989: 691.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1989

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1989: 173.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1989

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1989: 727.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years