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Bournemouth road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 782 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1986, and 971 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1985 (803), and casualties fell from 978.

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 1986
782
Down 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
971
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1986

0.6% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1986 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious18424%
  • Slight59376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious20821%
  • Slight75878%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 782, down 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (17%)
  • Tuesday107 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (12%)
  • Thursday126 (16%)
  • Friday133 (17%)
  • Saturday122 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.4%)
  • February37 (4.7%)
  • March60 (7.7%)
  • April65 (8.3%)
  • May63 (8.1%)
  • June61 (7.8%)
  • July78 (10%)
  • August72 (9.2%)
  • September62 (7.9%)
  • October76 (9.7%)
  • November74 (9.5%)
  • December76 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight599 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds625 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry523 (67%)
  • Wet or damp251 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph724 (93%)
  • 40 mph18 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph29 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway629 (80%)
  • Roundabout83 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant403 (42%)
  • Pedestrian197 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (18%)
  • Cyclist140 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1568 (7%)
  • 16 to 20233 (24%)
  • 21 to 25157 (16%)
  • 26 to 35126 (13%)
  • 36 to 4591 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5567 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6586 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7551 (5.3%)
  • Over 7550 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider548 (56%)
  • Passenger226 (23%)
  • Pedestrian197 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car918 (67%)
  • Motorcycle188 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (10%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 1986

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1986: 136, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35136167226
2ndA3476987111
3rdA3049454609
4thA338404806
5thA3060293406
6thB3063293106
7thA341232805
8thA348233118
9thB3066222504
10thB3059151606
11thB306481102
12thB30656702
13thB30612300
14thA311100
15thA3431100
16thB30491100
17thB30811100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1986

Bournemouth had 614 collisions in 1986.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1986

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1986: 113.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1986

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,542 collisions in 1986, and 51% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1986, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years