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Bournemouth road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 858 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1984, and 1,037 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1983 (727), and casualties rose from 878.

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 1984
858
Up 18% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,037
Up 18% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1984

0.8% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1984 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious18221%
  • Slight66978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious19719%
  • Slight83380%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 858, up 18% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (14%)
  • Tuesday125 (15%)
  • Wednesday126 (15%)
  • Thursday130 (15%)
  • Friday147 (17%)
  • Saturday129 (15%)
  • Sunday80 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (8.9%)
  • February53 (6.2%)
  • March51 (5.9%)
  • April71 (8.3%)
  • May74 (8.6%)
  • June72 (8.4%)
  • July73 (8.5%)
  • August89 (10%)
  • September78 (9.1%)
  • October67 (7.8%)
  • November87 (10%)
  • December67 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight637 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit201 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds711 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry626 (73%)
  • Wet or damp232 (27%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph814 (95%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph20 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway749 (87%)
  • Roundabout57 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist266 (26%)
  • Pedestrian208 (20%)
  • Cyclist177 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1590 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20312 (30%)
  • 21 to 25131 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (11%)
  • 36 to 4596 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5572 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7559 (5.7%)
  • Over 7545 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider626 (60%)
  • Pedestrian208 (20%)
  • Passenger203 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car913 (60%)
  • Motorcycle285 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle185 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.4%)
  • Minibus14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1984: 138, including 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35138164029
2ndA3477893010
3rdA3384250112
4thA3049415706
5thA3060344108
6thB3063314007
7thA341222617
8thB3066152204
9thB3059141404
10thA348121404
11thB30654400
12thB30643401
13thA30621100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1984

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 824.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1984

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1984: 154.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1984

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,646 collisions in 1984, and 52% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1984, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years