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Bournemouth road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 803 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1985, and 978 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (858), and casualties fell from 1,037.

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 1985
803
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
978
Down 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1985

0.9% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1985 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious15619%
  • Slight64080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious17117%
  • Slight79982%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 803, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday116 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (11%)
  • Thursday131 (16%)
  • Friday149 (19%)
  • Saturday125 (16%)
  • Sunday79 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (6.6%)
  • February49 (6.1%)
  • March59 (7.3%)
  • April63 (7.8%)
  • May63 (7.8%)
  • June65 (8.1%)
  • July79 (9.8%)
  • August72 (9%)
  • September83 (10%)
  • October66 (8.2%)
  • November77 (9.6%)
  • December74 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight603 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit180 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds666 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry592 (74%)
  • Wet or damp200 (25%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph759 (95%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph18 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway662 (82%)
  • Roundabout76 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist253 (26%)
  • Pedestrian175 (18%)
  • Cyclist156 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1570 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20284 (29%)
  • 21 to 25143 (15%)
  • 26 to 35134 (14%)
  • 36 to 4581 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5551 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7565 (6.6%)
  • Over 7545 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider611 (62%)
  • Passenger192 (20%)
  • Pedestrian175 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car871 (60%)
  • Motorcycle274 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle160 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1985: 128, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35128157323
2ndA3477076015
3rdA3049475808
4thA338384904
5thB30633742012
6thA3060344303
7thA341273406
8thB3059182002
9thB3066172107
10thA348141703
11thB30646911
12thB30494400
13thB30611101
14thB30651100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1985

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 774.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1985

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1985: 154.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1985

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,585 collisions in 1985, and 51% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years