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Christchurch road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 1980, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1979 (178), and casualties fell from 236.

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 1980
156
Down 12% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
184
Down 22% on 1979
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Christchurch in 1980 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious4126%
  • Slight11272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious4726%
  • Slight13473%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 1980 is highlighted, with 156, down 12% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 156
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (19%)
  • Wednesday15 (9.6%)
  • Thursday32 (21%)
  • Friday29 (19%)
  • Saturday15 (9.6%)
  • Sunday12 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.3%)
  • February6 (3.8%)
  • March15 (9.6%)
  • April16 (10%)
  • May9 (5.8%)
  • June14 (9%)
  • July18 (12%)
  • August12 (7.7%)
  • September12 (7.7%)
  • October16 (10%)
  • November14 (9%)
  • December11 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (73%)
  • Wet or damp41 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (61%)
  • 40 mph13 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph34 (22%)
  • 70 mph13 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (9%)
  • Roundabout14 (9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist70 (38%)
  • Car occupant56 (30%)
  • Cyclist32 (17%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (11%)
  • 16 to 2069 (38%)
  • 21 to 2517 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3514 (7.6%)
  • 36 to 4514 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5511 (6%)
  • 56 to 6516 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.3%)
  • Over 756 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider137 (74%)
  • Passenger30 (16%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car171 (57%)
  • Motorcycle66 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 1980

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 1980: 36, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA353641011
2ndB3059263015
3rdA337111410
4thA3383300

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 1980

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 1980: 113.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 1980

BH23 had 156 collisions in 1980.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1980

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,458 collisions in 1980, and 11% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 1980, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years