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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,408 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1990, and 1,834 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 233 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1989 (1,451), and casualties rose from 1,821.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,408
Down 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,834
Up 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
19
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
233
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1990

1.3% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.3%
  • Serious23317%
  • Slight1,15682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191%
  • Serious26314%
  • Slight1,55285%

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. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,408, down 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday185 (13%)
  • Tuesday223 (16%)
  • Wednesday200 (14%)
  • Thursday216 (15%)
  • Friday236 (17%)
  • Saturday213 (15%)
  • Sunday135 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59173 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59184 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59208 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59362 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59238 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59173 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January152 (11%)
  • February101 (7.2%)
  • March106 (7.5%)
  • April106 (7.5%)
  • May129 (9.2%)
  • June102 (7.2%)
  • July120 (8.5%)
  • August116 (8.2%)
  • September118 (8.4%)
  • October114 (8.1%)
  • November142 (10%)
  • December101 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight976 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit361 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,180 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds178 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,033 (73%)
  • Wet or damp366 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,155 (82%)
  • 40 mph96 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph95 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph59 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,139 (81%)
  • Roundabout155 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant963 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist289 (16%)
  • Pedestrian280 (15%)
  • Cyclist208 (11%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1050 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15129 (7%)
  • 16 to 20470 (26%)
  • 21 to 25305 (17%)
  • 26 to 35274 (15%)
  • 36 to 45192 (10%)
  • 46 to 55131 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6597 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7582 (4.5%)
  • Over 7566 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,126 (61%)
  • Passenger428 (23%)
  • Pedestrian280 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,813 (70%)
  • Motorcycle304 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle217 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach48 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 33rd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1990

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1990: 228, including 2 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35228296235
2ndA30499211309
3rdA347678209
4thA3485664110
5thA350516005
6thA3384876113
7thB30594357011
8thA3060313915
9thB3074294107
10thA341283806
11thB3061243200
12thB3369243503
13thA349212502
14thB3073212821
15thB3065192006
16thB3066192805
17thB3063161603
18thB3067162313
19thA3040121802
20thB3068121503

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1990

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1990: 596.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1990

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1990: 157.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1990

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1990: 627.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years