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Bournemouth road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 661 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1997, and 838 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1996 (676), and casualties fell from 910.

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 1997
661
Down 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
838
Down 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1997

0.8% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1997 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious568.5%
  • Slight60091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious597%
  • Slight77492%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 661, down 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (17%)
  • Tuesday111 (17%)
  • Wednesday75 (11%)
  • Thursday101 (15%)
  • Friday133 (20%)
  • Saturday79 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (6.7%)
  • February51 (7.7%)
  • March60 (9.1%)
  • April48 (7.3%)
  • May54 (8.2%)
  • June53 (8%)
  • July59 (8.9%)
  • August65 (9.8%)
  • September51 (7.7%)
  • October59 (8.9%)
  • November58 (8.8%)
  • December59 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds540 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (15%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry466 (70%)
  • Wet or damp188 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph606 (92%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph20 (3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (77%)
  • Roundabout86 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (54%)
  • Pedestrian144 (17%)
  • Cyclist122 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20148 (18%)
  • 21 to 25132 (16%)
  • 26 to 35175 (21%)
  • 36 to 4589 (11%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7544 (5.3%)
  • Over 7549 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider504 (60%)
  • Passenger190 (23%)
  • Pedestrian144 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car928 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (10%)
  • Motorcycle84 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1997: 113, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35113134110
2ndA347769206
3rdA338446924
4thA3049385811
5thA3060293403
6thB3063252505
7thB3066232600
8thA341162301
9thB3059121400
10thB30647900
11thA3486600
12thB30655700
13thA30661100
14thB30611200

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1997

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 604.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1997

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1997: 138.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1997

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,408 collisions in 1997, and 47% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1997, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years