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Bournemouth road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 768 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1980, and 969 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 208 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (803), and casualties fell from 1,025.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 28,277 collisions in Bournemouth.

District council until April 2019, now part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1980
768
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
969
Down 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
208
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1980

1% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious20827%
  • Slight55272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious24225%
  • Slight71974%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 768, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025338372
2024334374
2023367434
2022370431
2021334381
2020307346
2019311393
2018327391
2017440522
2016406535
2015489594
2014529622
2013518619
2012518611
2011550656
2010514642
2009560671
2008564689
2007634786
2006583727
2005686877
2004664843
2003679877
20028341,135
2001766965
20007651,001
1999735951
1998685862
1997661838
1996676910
1995635781
1994640824
1993568720
1992553704
1991620790
1990627796
1989727885
1988736881
1987733888
1986782971
1985803978
19848581,037
1983727878
1982815991
1981738911
1980768969
19798031,025

When and where crashes happen in Bournemouth in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday116 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (13%)
  • Thursday106 (14%)
  • Friday146 (19%)
  • Saturday124 (16%)
  • Sunday70 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (6.8%)
  • February60 (7.8%)
  • March62 (8.1%)
  • April57 (7.4%)
  • May55 (7.2%)
  • June56 (7.3%)
  • July75 (9.8%)
  • August60 (7.8%)
  • September73 (9.5%)
  • October78 (10%)
  • November62 (8.1%)
  • December78 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight563 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds608 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry513 (67%)
  • Wet or damp251 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph744 (97%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (1%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway649 (85%)
  • Roundabout58 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist249 (26%)
  • Pedestrian187 (19%)
  • Cyclist97 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20273 (28%)
  • 21 to 25119 (12%)
  • 26 to 35123 (13%)
  • 36 to 4586 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5565 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6582 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7562 (6.4%)
  • Over 7543 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider555 (57%)
  • Passenger227 (23%)
  • Pedestrian187 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car851 (63%)
  • Motorcycle276 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Bournemouth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 1980

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1980: 136, including 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35136160028
2ndA3475465018
3rdA3049323605
4thA3383140013
5thB3063273105
6thA3060222608
7thB3066223005
8thA341172014
9thB3059172015
10thA348111802
11thB30644500
12thB30652500

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1980

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 754.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1980

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1980: 130.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1980

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,458 collisions in 1980, and 53% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1980, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years