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Bournemouth road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 815 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1982, and 991 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 225 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1981 (738), and casualties rose from 911.

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 1982
815
Up 10% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
991
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
225
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1982

0.1% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious22528%
  • Slight58972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious24325%
  • Slight74775%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 815, up 10% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (15%)
  • Tuesday110 (13%)
  • Wednesday116 (14%)
  • Thursday127 (16%)
  • Friday130 (16%)
  • Saturday124 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.1%)
  • February45 (5.5%)
  • March60 (7.4%)
  • April56 (6.9%)
  • May58 (7.1%)
  • June73 (9%)
  • July67 (8.2%)
  • August74 (9.1%)
  • September82 (10%)
  • October77 (9.4%)
  • November76 (9.3%)
  • December89 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight570 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds664 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry575 (71%)
  • Wet or damp227 (28%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph787 (97%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway690 (85%)
  • Roundabout68 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist275 (28%)
  • Pedestrian200 (20%)
  • Cyclist131 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1562 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20327 (33%)
  • 21 to 25134 (14%)
  • 26 to 35107 (11%)
  • 36 to 4567 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 5571 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6577 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7564 (6.5%)
  • Over 7539 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider590 (60%)
  • Passenger201 (20%)
  • Pedestrian200 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car836 (60%)
  • Motorcycle295 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Bournemouth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 1982

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1982: 142, including 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35142170034
2ndA34784101025
3rdA30494150012
4thA3383848017
5thB3063344106
6thA3060222704
7thB3059202105
8thB3066151804
9thA341131602
10thA348101204
11thB3064101202
12thA3491100
13thB30491100
14thB30611101

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1982

Bournemouth had 777 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1982

BH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1982: 149.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1982

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,532 collisions in 1982, and 53% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years