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Bournemouth road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 568 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1993, and 720 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1992 (553), and casualties rose from 704.

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 1993
568
Up 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
720
Up 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1993

1.6% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious9116%
  • Slight46882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious10014%
  • Slight61185%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 568, up 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (15%)
  • Wednesday93 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday96 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.8%)
  • February37 (6.5%)
  • March42 (7.4%)
  • April47 (8.3%)
  • May47 (8.3%)
  • June48 (8.5%)
  • July49 (8.6%)
  • August52 (9.2%)
  • September58 (10%)
  • October46 (8.1%)
  • November43 (7.6%)
  • December49 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds460 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry386 (68%)
  • Wet or damp179 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph510 (90%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph18 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph31 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway462 (81%)
  • Roundabout52 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (50%)
  • Cyclist113 (16%)
  • Pedestrian110 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20142 (20%)
  • 21 to 25123 (17%)
  • 26 to 35119 (17%)
  • 36 to 4576 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7546 (6.4%)
  • Over 7536 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider444 (62%)
  • Passenger166 (23%)
  • Pedestrian110 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car753 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (11%)
  • Motorcycle105 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1993: 74, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35749728
2ndA3476491010
3rdA3384762410
4thA3060273606
5thA3049232503
6thB3066212703
7thB3063192502
8thA34191200
9thB305991000
10thA3485502
11thB30652300
12thA30661200

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1993

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 544.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1993

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1993: 131.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1993

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,219 collisions in 1993, and 47% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years