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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,408 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1997, and 1,829 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (1,326), and casualties rose from 1,796.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,408
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,829
Up 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
12
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1997 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious1409.9%
  • Slight1,25689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious1508.2%
  • Slight1,66791%

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. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,408, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday228 (16%)
  • Tuesday217 (15%)
  • Wednesday182 (13%)
  • Thursday225 (16%)
  • Friday275 (20%)
  • Saturday167 (12%)
  • Sunday114 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59172 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59204 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59289 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59374 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59201 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (6.4%)
  • February106 (7.5%)
  • March120 (8.5%)
  • April100 (7.1%)
  • May104 (7.4%)
  • June113 (8%)
  • July132 (9.4%)
  • August140 (9.9%)
  • September102 (7.2%)
  • October127 (9%)
  • November145 (10%)
  • December129 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,057 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit321 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,157 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds200 (14%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry979 (70%)
  • Wet or damp418 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph1,209 (86%)
  • 40 mph65 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph43 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph27 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph46 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,048 (74%)
  • Roundabout176 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,086 (59%)
  • Pedestrian258 (14%)
  • Cyclist230 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1058 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 15121 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20300 (16%)
  • 21 to 25254 (14%)
  • 26 to 35382 (21%)
  • 36 to 45209 (11%)
  • 46 to 55180 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 65106 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7590 (4.9%)
  • Over 75105 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,164 (64%)
  • Passenger407 (22%)
  • Pedestrian258 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,024 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle237 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle188 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach56 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus12 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 27th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1997

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1997: 265, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35265336321
2ndA347769206
3rdA30497211434
4thA338558725
5thA350425904
6thA349324105
7thB3059313604
8thA3060293403
9thA341284604
10thB3063262605
11thA348253000
12thB3066242700
13thB3061222803
14thB3068212503
15thB3074212201
16thA337182004
17thB3073172001
18thB3369172301
19thA3040162002
20thB3065111401

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1997

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1997: 609.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1997

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1997: 155.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1997

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1997: 661.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years