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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,155 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1992, and 1,495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1991 (1,232), and casualties fell from 1,605.

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

Collisions in 1992
1,155
Down 6% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,495
Down 7% on 1991
Fatal collisions
13
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1992

1.1% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1992 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious16714%
  • Slight97584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious19413%
  • Slight1,28786%

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. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,155, down 6% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (15%)
  • Tuesday168 (15%)
  • Wednesday171 (15%)
  • Thursday167 (14%)
  • Friday203 (18%)
  • Saturday162 (14%)
  • Sunday114 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59168 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59295 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (6.2%)
  • February97 (8.4%)
  • March70 (6.1%)
  • April74 (6.4%)
  • May103 (8.9%)
  • June98 (8.5%)
  • July94 (8.1%)
  • August97 (8.4%)
  • September108 (9.4%)
  • October104 (9%)
  • November134 (12%)
  • December103 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight817 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit297 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds910 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds206 (18%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry769 (67%)
  • Wet or damp378 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph963 (83%)
  • 40 mph80 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph50 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph59 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway887 (77%)
  • Roundabout135 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant860 (58%)
  • Pedestrian211 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (12%)
  • Cyclist158 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1049 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1574 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20289 (19%)
  • 21 to 25235 (16%)
  • 26 to 35271 (18%)
  • 36 to 45178 (12%)
  • 46 to 55109 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6590 (6%)
  • 66 to 7586 (5.8%)
  • Over 7580 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider907 (61%)
  • Passenger377 (25%)
  • Pedestrian211 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,628 (75%)
  • Motorcycle192 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle168 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (4%)
  • Bus or coach42 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.7%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 47th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
47th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1992

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1992: 197, including 3 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35197258331
2ndA3049627413
3rdA3476273112
4thA348506917
5thA338436708
6thA3060365103
7thB3059293403
8thA349253214
9thB3061242513
10thA341213005
11thA350212602
12thB3073202401
13thB3074202804
14thB3068193303
15thA3040172105
16thB3063151504
17thB3065131502
18thB306671101
19thB33697901
20thA33761200

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1992

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1992: 528.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1992

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1992: 134.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1992

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1992: 553.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1992, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years