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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,232 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1991, and 1,605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 198 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1990 (1,408), and casualties fell from 1,834.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,232
Down 13% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,605
Down 12% on 1990
Fatal collisions
22
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
198
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1991

1.8% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.8%
  • Serious19816%
  • Slight1,01282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.4%
  • Serious22714%
  • Slight1,35584%

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. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,232, down 13% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday183 (15%)
  • Tuesday207 (17%)
  • Wednesday163 (13%)
  • Thursday196 (16%)
  • Friday190 (15%)
  • Saturday166 (13%)
  • Sunday127 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59139 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59211 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59221 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59300 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (9.1%)
  • February79 (6.4%)
  • March76 (6.2%)
  • April108 (8.8%)
  • May116 (9.4%)
  • June89 (7.2%)
  • July122 (9.9%)
  • August112 (9.1%)
  • September95 (7.7%)
  • October109 (8.8%)
  • November110 (8.9%)
  • December102 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight911 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit271 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,002 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds184 (15%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry829 (67%)
  • Wet or damp386 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,006 (82%)
  • 40 mph85 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph79 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph60 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway986 (80%)
  • Roundabout133 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant885 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist228 (14%)
  • Pedestrian225 (14%)
  • Cyclist170 (11%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1066 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1594 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20318 (20%)
  • 21 to 25274 (17%)
  • 26 to 35262 (16%)
  • 36 to 45184 (11%)
  • 46 to 55104 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6595 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7590 (5.6%)
  • Over 7582 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider971 (60%)
  • Passenger409 (25%)
  • Pedestrian225 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,669 (72%)
  • Motorcycle228 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle177 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 40th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1991

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1991: 175, including 6 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35175212622
2ndA30497310049
3rdA347637507
4thA338415316
5thA3504161011
6thA3060395206
7thA348374905
8thB3059353623
9thB3061273215
10thA341263111
11thB3063252914
12thB3074212705
13thA349193221
14thB3073192703
15thA3040152006
16thB3066151900
17thB3068142104
18thA33781203
19thB30656803
20thB30676902

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1991

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1991: 588.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1991

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1991: 134.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1991

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1991: 620.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years