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Christchurch road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 1979, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 6,439 collisions in Christchurch.

District council until April 2019, now part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1979
178
Casualties in 1979
236
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 1979

1.7% of collisions in Christchurch in 1979 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious6335%
  • Slight11263%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious7030%
  • Slight16269%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 1979 is highlighted, with 178.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202586100
20247587
202380108
20228298
20217185
20206785
20195576
20187596
2017102128
201685126
2015113145
201496115
2013104124
2012119146
2011105123
2010114135
2009121150
2008140186
2007158215
2006169220
2005174239
2004178252
2003145196
2002184262
2001217297
2000211284
1999164226
1998186271
1997159211
1996152200
1995133179
1994128166
1993142192
1992132173
1991124164
1990157213
1989173223
1988169224
1987154225
1986165208
1985168208
1984166196
1983182222
1982185245
1981140167
1980156184
1979178236

When and where crashes happen in Christchurch in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (11%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday17 (9.6%)
  • Thursday36 (20%)
  • Friday25 (14%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.7%)
  • February9 (5.1%)
  • March12 (6.7%)
  • April5 (2.8%)
  • May16 (9%)
  • June18 (10%)
  • July22 (12%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September12 (6.7%)
  • October16 (9%)
  • November17 (9.6%)
  • December19 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (67%)
  • Wet or damp48 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (5.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (58%)
  • 40 mph13 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph41 (23%)
  • 70 mph21 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (14%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (26%)
  • Cyclist27 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2059 (25%)
  • 21 to 2524 (10%)
  • 26 to 3525 (11%)
  • 36 to 4522 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5520 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6524 (10%)
  • 66 to 7526 (11%)
  • Over 7511 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (65%)
  • Passenger56 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car216 (66%)
  • Motorcycle61 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Christchurch

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 1979

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 1979: 41, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354153017
2ndB3059232809
3rdA337172305
4thA338142816
5thB33476703

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 1979

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 1979: 121.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 1979

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 1979: 177.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1979

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,575 collisions in 1979, and 11% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years