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Bournemouth road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 733 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1987, and 888 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (782), and casualties fell from 971.

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 1987
733
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
888
Down 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1987

1% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious14420%
  • Slight58279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious16519%
  • Slight71681%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 733, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (12%)
  • Tuesday118 (16%)
  • Wednesday110 (15%)
  • Thursday106 (14%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday125 (17%)
  • Sunday62 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (6.1%)
  • February43 (5.9%)
  • March71 (9.7%)
  • April61 (8.3%)
  • May58 (7.9%)
  • June68 (9.3%)
  • July69 (9.4%)
  • August71 (9.7%)
  • September67 (9.1%)
  • October54 (7.4%)
  • November63 (8.6%)
  • December63 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight507 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds601 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry509 (69%)
  • Wet or damp217 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph687 (94%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph14 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph22 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway600 (82%)
  • Roundabout77 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (23%)
  • Pedestrian164 (18%)
  • Cyclist127 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1564 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20237 (27%)
  • 21 to 25152 (17%)
  • 26 to 35139 (16%)
  • 36 to 4578 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5548 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5.4%)
  • Over 7536 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider543 (61%)
  • Passenger181 (20%)
  • Pedestrian164 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car890 (65%)
  • Motorcycle211 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1987: 107, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35107122014
2ndA34791117222
3rdA3384359010
4thA3049415009
5thB3063344115
6thB3066273106
7thA3060192305
8thA341171903
9thA348162203
10thB3059111401
11thB30646600
12thB30491100
13thB30561100
14thB30651100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1987

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 699.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1987

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1987: 151.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1987

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,359 collisions in 1987, and 54% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1987, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years