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Bournemouth road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 727 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1983, and 878 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1982 (815), and casualties fell from 991.

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 1983
727
Down 11% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
878
Down 11% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1983

1.2% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1983 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious16322%
  • Slight55576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious18021%
  • Slight68978%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 727, down 11% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (13%)
  • Tuesday117 (16%)
  • Wednesday108 (15%)
  • Thursday112 (15%)
  • Friday129 (18%)
  • Saturday112 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59194 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (6.7%)
  • February38 (5.2%)
  • March57 (7.8%)
  • April51 (7%)
  • May44 (6.1%)
  • June50 (6.9%)
  • July74 (10%)
  • August81 (11%)
  • September69 (9.5%)
  • October66 (9.1%)
  • November74 (10%)
  • December74 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight517 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds599 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry528 (73%)
  • Wet or damp194 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph689 (95%)
  • 40 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway623 (86%)
  • Roundabout54 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist234 (27%)
  • Pedestrian181 (21%)
  • Cyclist125 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1571 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20256 (29%)
  • 21 to 25101 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (11%)
  • 36 to 4574 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6564 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7558 (6.6%)
  • Over 7533 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider514 (59%)
  • Passenger183 (21%)
  • Pedestrian181 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car756 (59%)
  • Motorcycle260 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle134 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1983: 109, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35109121123
2ndA3476773210
3rdA3049394509
4thA338283205
5thB30632435010
6thA3060233213
7thB3059222306
8thA341152004
9thA348131511
10thB306691002
11thB30643301
12thB30652201
13thB30742200
14thB30691100
15thB30731100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1983

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 708.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1983

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1983: 136.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1983

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,517 collisions in 1983, and 48% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1983, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years