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Bournemouth road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 553 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1992, and 704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1991 (620), and casualties fell from 790.

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 1992
553
Down 11% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
704
Down 11% on 1991
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1992

0.7% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious9016%
  • Slight45983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious9614%
  • Slight60486%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 553, down 11% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday84 (15%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday91 (16%)
  • Saturday79 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.9%)
  • February46 (8.3%)
  • March33 (6%)
  • April36 (6.5%)
  • May39 (7.1%)
  • June46 (8.3%)
  • July48 (8.7%)
  • August43 (7.8%)
  • September60 (11%)
  • October45 (8.1%)
  • November61 (11%)
  • December57 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (16%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry389 (70%)
  • Wet or damp160 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph485 (88%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph31 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (77%)
  • Roundabout59 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (56%)
  • Pedestrian120 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (11%)
  • Cyclist71 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4%)
  • 16 to 20140 (20%)
  • 21 to 2599 (14%)
  • 26 to 35129 (18%)
  • 36 to 4589 (13%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7556 (8%)
  • Over 7545 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (60%)
  • Passenger164 (23%)
  • Pedestrian120 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car793 (76%)
  • Motorcycle85 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1992: 78, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA357895018
2ndA3476071112
3rdA3060365103
4thA338365807
5thA3049333513
6thA348152000
7thB3063151504
8thA341141704
9thB3059111403
10thB306671101
11thB30654400
12thB30611100
13thB30641101
14thB30691100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1992

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 527.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1992

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1992: 106.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1992

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,155 collisions in 1992, and 48% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1992, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years