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Bournemouth road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 738 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1981, and 911 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (768), and casualties fell from 969.

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 1981
738
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
911
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1981

1.1% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious18926%
  • Slight54173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious22124%
  • Slight68175%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 738, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (14%)
  • Tuesday102 (14%)
  • Wednesday107 (14%)
  • Thursday107 (14%)
  • Friday130 (18%)
  • Saturday120 (16%)
  • Sunday66 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59184 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (5.6%)
  • February46 (6.2%)
  • March55 (7.5%)
  • April61 (8.3%)
  • May62 (8.4%)
  • June50 (6.8%)
  • July72 (9.8%)
  • August70 (9.5%)
  • September80 (11%)
  • October89 (12%)
  • November65 (8.8%)
  • December47 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight499 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds587 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (17%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry518 (70%)
  • Wet or damp213 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph704 (95%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway639 (87%)
  • Roundabout59 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist255 (28%)
  • Pedestrian177 (19%)
  • Cyclist116 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1554 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20274 (30%)
  • 21 to 25121 (13%)
  • 26 to 35114 (13%)
  • 36 to 4569 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5563 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6573 (8%)
  • 66 to 7565 (7.1%)
  • Over 7538 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider550 (60%)
  • Passenger184 (20%)
  • Pedestrian177 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car766 (60%)
  • Motorcycle265 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1981: 105, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35105117220
2ndA3477182117
3rdA3384258114
4thA30494150111
5thB30633034013
6thA3060263404
7thB3066212407
8thB3059172103
9thA341151604
10thA3488902
11thB30648901

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1981

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 716.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1981

BH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1981: 137.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1981

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,399 collisions in 1981, and 53% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1981, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years