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Bournemouth road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 676 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1996, and 910 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1995 (635), and casualties rose from 781.

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 1996
676
Up 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
910
Up 17% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1996

1% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious8813%
  • Slight58186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious9210%
  • Slight80989%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 676, up 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (14%)
  • Tuesday92 (14%)
  • Wednesday128 (19%)
  • Thursday92 (14%)
  • Friday125 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (12%)
  • Sunday60 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59194 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.2%)
  • February44 (6.5%)
  • March43 (6.4%)
  • April46 (6.8%)
  • May47 (7%)
  • June59 (8.7%)
  • July64 (9.5%)
  • August73 (11%)
  • September61 (9%)
  • October79 (12%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December41 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight494 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit167 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds541 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry465 (69%)
  • Wet or damp206 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph629 (93%)
  • 40 mph12 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph23 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway553 (82%)
  • Roundabout60 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant507 (56%)
  • Pedestrian133 (15%)
  • Cyclist128 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20158 (17%)
  • 21 to 25132 (15%)
  • 26 to 35173 (19%)
  • 36 to 4588 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5573 (8%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7560 (6.6%)
  • Over 7554 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider538 (59%)
  • Passenger239 (26%)
  • Pedestrian133 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car936 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (10%)
  • Motorcycle75 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1996: 111, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35111131312
2ndA3477210108
3rdA3384161010
4thA3049344103
5thA3060324013
6thA341202313
7thB3066192802
8thB3063182304
9thA348142104
10thB3059141905
11thB30646800
12thB30653600
13thB30692200
14thA30401100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1996

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 633.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1996

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1996: 128.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1996

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,326 collisions in 1996, and 51% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years