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Bournemouth road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 635 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1995, and 781 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1994 (640), and casualties fell from 824.

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 1995
635
Down 1% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
781
Down 5% on 1994
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1995

0.9% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1995 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious6711%
  • Slight56289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious719.1%
  • Slight70490%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 635, down 1% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995: 635
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday109 (17%)
  • Wednesday93 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (14%)
  • Friday109 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (12%)
  • Sunday66 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.7%)
  • February50 (7.9%)
  • March56 (8.8%)
  • April40 (6.3%)
  • May50 (7.9%)
  • June52 (8.2%)
  • July56 (8.8%)
  • August62 (9.8%)
  • September56 (8.8%)
  • October48 (7.6%)
  • November67 (11%)
  • December49 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight467 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds519 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry450 (71%)
  • Wet or damp179 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph579 (91%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph18 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway515 (81%)
  • Roundabout68 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (56%)
  • Cyclist122 (16%)
  • Pedestrian110 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20126 (16%)
  • 21 to 25107 (14%)
  • 26 to 35148 (19%)
  • 36 to 4585 (11%)
  • 46 to 5585 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.2%)
  • Over 7547 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider508 (65%)
  • Passenger163 (21%)
  • Pedestrian110 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car880 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle125 (10%)
  • Motorcycle79 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1995: 106, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35106123010
2ndA347587018
3rdA3060404602
4thA338365034
5thA3049344405
6thB3063283402
7thA341202501
8thB3066141702
9thA348131803
10thB3059111100
11thB30646701
12thB30654401
13thB30612200
14thA311100
15thB30691101
16thB30731200

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1995

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 597.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1995

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1995: 118.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1995

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,246 collisions in 1995, and 51% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1995, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years