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Bournemouth road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 727 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1989, and 885 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1988 (736), and casualties rose from 881.

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 1989
727
Down 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
885
Level with 1988
Fatal collisions
11
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious14920%
  • Slight56778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious16218%
  • Slight71280%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 727, down 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (15%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday117 (16%)
  • Thursday105 (14%)
  • Friday119 (16%)
  • Saturday92 (13%)
  • Sunday92 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (8.9%)
  • February51 (7%)
  • March45 (6.2%)
  • April60 (8.3%)
  • May52 (7.2%)
  • June58 (8%)
  • July77 (11%)
  • August74 (10%)
  • September50 (6.9%)
  • October49 (6.7%)
  • November79 (11%)
  • December67 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight502 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds629 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry538 (74%)
  • Wet or damp184 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph648 (89%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph27 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph32 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway594 (82%)
  • Roundabout76 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (44%)
  • Pedestrian184 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (17%)
  • Cyclist103 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20218 (25%)
  • 21 to 25158 (18%)
  • 26 to 35126 (14%)
  • 36 to 4587 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5565 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.2%)
  • Over 7553 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider523 (59%)
  • Pedestrian184 (21%)
  • Passenger178 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car907 (69%)
  • Motorcycle171 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A3500 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1989: 97, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350097124012
2ndA34707187015
3rdA30605672210
4thA3380415337
5thA3049344106
6thB3063303008
7thB3066242704
8thB3059172002
9thA3480162104
10thA347121204
11thA35111404
12thB30647802
13thA3385701
14thA3413300
15thA3483301
16thB30652200
17thB30671201
18thB30691400

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1989

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 686.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1989

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1989: 155.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1989

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,451 collisions in 1989, and 50% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years