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Bournemouth road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 640 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1994, and 824 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1993 (568), and casualties rose from 720.

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 1994
640
Up 13% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
824
Up 14% on 1993
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1994

0.8% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1994 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7311%
  • Slight56288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious809.7%
  • Slight73990%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 640, up 13% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (17%)
  • Tuesday91 (14%)
  • Wednesday97 (15%)
  • Thursday108 (17%)
  • Friday101 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8%)
  • February62 (9.7%)
  • March42 (6.6%)
  • April46 (7.2%)
  • May43 (6.7%)
  • June46 (7.2%)
  • July67 (10%)
  • August49 (7.7%)
  • September52 (8.1%)
  • October78 (12%)
  • November51 (8%)
  • December53 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight496 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds514 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry448 (70%)
  • Wet or damp188 (29%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph597 (93%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway530 (83%)
  • Roundabout73 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (54%)
  • Pedestrian118 (14%)
  • Cyclist110 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20136 (17%)
  • 21 to 25135 (16%)
  • 26 to 35139 (17%)
  • 36 to 4594 (11%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7562 (7.5%)
  • Over 7546 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider507 (62%)
  • Passenger199 (24%)
  • Pedestrian118 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car878 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle94 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach36 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in Bournemouth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 1994

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1994: 122, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35122146012
2ndA3476582010
3rdA3049313911
4thA3060294112
5thA338284105
6thB3063232803
7thB3059222401
8thA341192211
9thB3066162501
10thA34891100
11thB30644400
12thB30654400
13thA30661200
14thB30611100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1994

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 588.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1994

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1994: 118.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1994

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,231 collisions in 1994, and 52% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1994, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1994.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years