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Bournemouth road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 736 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1988, and 881 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (733), and casualties fell from 888.

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 1988
736
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
881
Down 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1988

1.4% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1988 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious10614%
  • Slight62084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious11513%
  • Slight75686%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 736, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 736
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (13%)
  • Tuesday110 (15%)
  • Wednesday108 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (14%)
  • Friday130 (18%)
  • Saturday121 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59190 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (8.8%)
  • February44 (6%)
  • March60 (8.2%)
  • April66 (9%)
  • May65 (8.8%)
  • June48 (6.5%)
  • July72 (9.8%)
  • August55 (7.5%)
  • September66 (9%)
  • October65 (8.8%)
  • November77 (10%)
  • December53 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight521 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit198 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds622 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry526 (71%)
  • Wet or damp207 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph680 (92%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph27 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph21 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway616 (84%)
  • Roundabout79 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist175 (20%)
  • Pedestrian172 (20%)
  • Cyclist124 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20234 (27%)
  • 21 to 25146 (17%)
  • 26 to 35140 (16%)
  • 36 to 4574 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5547 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.9%)
  • Over 7554 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider543 (62%)
  • Pedestrian172 (20%)
  • Passenger166 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car877 (66%)
  • Motorcycle186 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1988: 98, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3598111210
2ndA3477687017
3rdA338395016
4thA3049374605
5thB3063343614
6thA3060283406
7thB3066243101
8thA341192003
9thB3059192522
10thA348121803
11thB30646602
12thA851100
13thB30611100
14thB30651100
15thB30691100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1988

Bournemouth had 712 collisions in 1988.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1988

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1988: 150.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1988

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,432 collisions in 1988, and 51% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years