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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,387 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1998, and 1,802 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (1,408), and casualties fell from 1,829.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,387
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,802
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious17413%
  • Slight1,20587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.4%
  • Serious18110%
  • Slight1,61390%

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. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,387, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday186 (13%)
  • Tuesday208 (15%)
  • Wednesday203 (15%)
  • Thursday209 (15%)
  • Friday235 (17%)
  • Saturday189 (14%)
  • Sunday157 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59152 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59223 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59265 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59370 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59211 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January118 (8.5%)
  • February100 (7.2%)
  • March109 (7.9%)
  • April111 (8%)
  • May103 (7.4%)
  • June107 (7.7%)
  • July127 (9.2%)
  • August118 (8.5%)
  • September109 (7.9%)
  • October115 (8.3%)
  • November128 (9.2%)
  • December142 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,029 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit241 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit102 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,096 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds236 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry963 (69%)
  • Wet or damp413 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,186 (86%)
  • 40 mph76 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph36 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph22 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph64 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,050 (76%)
  • Roundabout148 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded36 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,065 (59%)
  • Pedestrian255 (14%)
  • Cyclist206 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist187 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1071 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15104 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20272 (15%)
  • 21 to 25213 (12%)
  • 26 to 35372 (21%)
  • 36 to 45224 (12%)
  • 46 to 55168 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 65105 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7599 (5.5%)
  • Over 7589 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded54 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,139 (63%)
  • Passenger408 (23%)
  • Pedestrian255 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,975 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle211 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle190 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach50 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.6%)
  • Minibus15 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 30th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1998

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1998: 200, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35200282121
2ndA30497696011
3rdA338518405
4thB3059485307
5thB3068486105
6thA3060334904
7thA347323904
8thA349314702
9thA350304015
10thA341243203
11thB3061222500
12thB3073202503
13thB3074203001
14thB3066191904
15thA348182302
16thB3063171803
17thB3369172202
18thA3040131601
19thB3064131310
20thB3065132401

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1998

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1998: 628.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1998

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1998: 183.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1998

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1998: 685.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years