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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,426 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1999, and 1,845 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1998 (1,387), and casualties rose from 1,802.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,426
Up 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,845
Up 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1999

0.8% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious17112%
  • Slight1,24387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious19911%
  • Slight1,63489%

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. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,426, up 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday217 (15%)
  • Tuesday238 (17%)
  • Wednesday194 (14%)
  • Thursday207 (15%)
  • Friday258 (18%)
  • Saturday191 (13%)
  • Sunday121 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59184 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59221 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59260 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59365 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59204 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (7.6%)
  • February82 (5.8%)
  • March103 (7.2%)
  • April93 (6.5%)
  • May115 (8.1%)
  • June124 (8.7%)
  • July124 (8.7%)
  • August126 (8.8%)
  • September138 (9.7%)
  • October145 (10%)
  • November130 (9.1%)
  • December138 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,066 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit297 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit47 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,177 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds211 (15%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,006 (71%)
  • Wet or damp402 (28%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,237 (87%)
  • 40 mph77 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph35 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph25 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph51 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,125 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout134 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,088 (59%)
  • Pedestrian245 (13%)
  • Cyclist224 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant33 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1063 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15107 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20289 (16%)
  • 21 to 25247 (13%)
  • 26 to 35366 (20%)
  • 36 to 45220 (12%)
  • 46 to 55155 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6581 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7596 (5.2%)
  • Over 7578 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded115 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,174 (64%)
  • Passenger426 (23%)
  • Pedestrian245 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,067 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle225 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle182 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach47 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.7%)
  • Minibus15 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 26th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 1999

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1999: 181, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35181221112
2ndA30498110319
3rdA338508208
4thA3060425603
5thB3059415008
6thA347394915
7thA350364404
8thB3068354301
9thB3066334113
10thA349324813
11thA341293322
12thA348243004
13thB3063223101
14thB3061192403
15thB3064182401
16thB3073172401
17thB3074151512
18thA3040141901
19thA337101403
20thB3347101201

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1999

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1999: 679.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 1999

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1999: 162.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1999

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 1999: 735.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years