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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,231 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1994, and 1,581 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1993 (1,219), and casualties fell from 1,590.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,231
Up 1% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,581
Down 1% on 1993
Fatal collisions
10
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1994

0.8% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1994 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious14812%
  • Slight1,07387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.6%
  • Serious1579.9%
  • Slight1,41489%

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. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,231, up 1% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday193 (16%)
  • Tuesday190 (15%)
  • Wednesday182 (15%)
  • Thursday199 (16%)
  • Friday202 (16%)
  • Saturday149 (12%)
  • Sunday116 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59203 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59252 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59315 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January109 (8.9%)
  • February100 (8.1%)
  • March85 (6.9%)
  • April92 (7.5%)
  • May90 (7.3%)
  • June81 (6.6%)
  • July122 (9.9%)
  • August102 (8.3%)
  • September110 (8.9%)
  • October130 (11%)
  • November116 (9.4%)
  • December94 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight941 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit260 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds989 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds200 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry847 (69%)
  • Wet or damp376 (31%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,069 (87%)
  • 40 mph53 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph52 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph38 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway989 (80%)
  • Roundabout148 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant887 (56%)
  • Pedestrian212 (13%)
  • Cyclist201 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1041 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1595 (6%)
  • 16 to 20278 (18%)
  • 21 to 25246 (16%)
  • 26 to 35277 (18%)
  • 36 to 45177 (11%)
  • 46 to 55142 (9%)
  • 56 to 65102 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 75106 (6.7%)
  • Over 7587 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider969 (61%)
  • Passenger400 (25%)
  • Pedestrian212 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,679 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle212 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle173 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach73 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.1%)
  • Minibus15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 42nd most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1994

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1994: 249, including 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35249301024
2ndA3476582010
3rdA3049597323
4thB3059455314
5thA348435205
6thA338345306
7thA3060294112
8thA341253012
9thA350253114
10thB3073243801
11thB3063232803
12thB3074232604
13thA349222701
14thB3061202303
15thB3369183103
16thA3040171800
17thB3066162501
18thB3068162003
19thB3065101411
20thA3377901

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1994

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1994: 588.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1994

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1994: 125.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1994

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1994: 640.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1994, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years