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Bournemouth road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 620 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1991, and 790 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1990 (627), and casualties fell from 796.

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 1991
620
Down 1% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
790
Down 1% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1991

1.6% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious8614%
  • Slight52485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious9412%
  • Slight68687%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 620, down 1% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday109 (18%)
  • Wednesday79 (13%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday96 (15%)
  • Saturday97 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (10%)
  • February37 (6%)
  • March42 (6.8%)
  • April59 (9.5%)
  • May63 (10%)
  • June41 (6.6%)
  • July54 (8.7%)
  • August63 (10%)
  • September49 (7.9%)
  • October49 (7.9%)
  • November52 (8.4%)
  • December49 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight467 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds517 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry437 (70%)
  • Wet or damp175 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph558 (90%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph15 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph25 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway505 (81%)
  • Roundabout65 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant415 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (16%)
  • Pedestrian113 (14%)
  • Cyclist86 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20152 (19%)
  • 21 to 25140 (18%)
  • 26 to 35133 (17%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.3%)
  • Over 7536 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider484 (61%)
  • Passenger193 (24%)
  • Pedestrian113 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car846 (72%)
  • Motorcycle121 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1991: 72, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35728527
2ndA347607207
3rdA3060395206
4thA3049344333
5thA338313815
6thB3063242714
7thA341172000
8thB3059161720
9thA348142304
10thB3066141700
11thB30645600
12thB30613301
13thA30401100
14thA3501100
15thA4911100
16thA50351100
17thB30491100
18thB30651101
19thB30691100
20thB30731401

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1991

Bournemouth had 587 collisions in 1991.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1991

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1991: 129.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1991

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,232 collisions in 1991, and 50% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years