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Bournemouth road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 685 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1998, and 862 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1997 (661), and casualties rose from 838.

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 1998
685
Up 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
862
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8713%
  • Slight59487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious9010%
  • Slight76889%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 685, up 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (13%)
  • Tuesday96 (14%)
  • Wednesday100 (15%)
  • Thursday109 (16%)
  • Friday113 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (15%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.8%)
  • February52 (7.6%)
  • March53 (7.7%)
  • April49 (7.2%)
  • May54 (7.9%)
  • June41 (6%)
  • July63 (9.2%)
  • August55 (8%)
  • September51 (7.4%)
  • October65 (9.5%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December72 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight503 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit39 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds551 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry498 (73%)
  • Wet or damp182 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph638 (93%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph16 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway538 (79%)
  • Roundabout64 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (53%)
  • Pedestrian155 (18%)
  • Cyclist116 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20132 (15%)
  • 21 to 25109 (13%)
  • 26 to 35168 (19%)
  • 36 to 45114 (13%)
  • 46 to 5573 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.9%)
  • Over 7543 (5%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider537 (62%)
  • Passenger170 (20%)
  • Pedestrian155 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car941 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle87 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1998: 60, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35607513
2ndA338355003
3rdA3049344006
4thA3060334904
5thA347313804
6thB3059303505
7thA341192302
8thB3066191904
9thB3063171803
10thB3064131310
11thA348121501
12thA493400
13thA30661100
14thA3071100
15thA3211101
16thA3881200
17thA451100
18thB30611100
19thB30681200

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1998

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 626.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1998

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1998: 149.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1998

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,387 collisions in 1998, and 49% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years