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Bournemouth road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 627 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1990, and 796 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1989 (727), and casualties fell from 885.

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 1990
627
Down 14% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
796
Down 10% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1990

1.6% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious10617%
  • Slight51181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious12115%
  • Slight66584%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 627, down 14% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday102 (16%)
  • Wednesday97 (15%)
  • Thursday93 (15%)
  • Friday99 (16%)
  • Saturday104 (17%)
  • Sunday47 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (12%)
  • February47 (7.5%)
  • March50 (8%)
  • April46 (7.3%)
  • May66 (11%)
  • June41 (6.5%)
  • July50 (8%)
  • August43 (6.9%)
  • September53 (8.5%)
  • October47 (7.5%)
  • November62 (9.9%)
  • December48 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds524 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry459 (73%)
  • Wet or damp167 (27%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph564 (90%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph16 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph24 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (81%)
  • Roundabout70 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (49%)
  • Pedestrian148 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (15%)
  • Cyclist95 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20199 (25%)
  • 21 to 25137 (17%)
  • 26 to 35114 (14%)
  • 36 to 4583 (10%)
  • 46 to 5549 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.2%)
  • Over 7533 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider473 (59%)
  • Passenger175 (22%)
  • Pedestrian148 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car824 (71%)
  • Motorcycle126 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1990: 89, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3589104111
2ndA347607506
3rdA3049435304
4thA3383862112
5thA3060313915
6thB3059192205
7thB3066192805
8thB3063161603
9thA341152003
10thA348131412
11thB30643602
12thB30652201
13thB30731100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1990

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 594.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1990

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1990: 146.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1990

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,408 collisions in 1990, and 45% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1990.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years