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Christchurch road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 140 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 1981, and 167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1980 (156), and casualties fell from 184.

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 1981
140
Down 10% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
167
Down 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 1981

1.4% of collisions in Christchurch in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious3827%
  • Slight10071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4125%
  • Slight12474%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 1981 is highlighted, with 140, down 10% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981: 140
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (17%)
  • Wednesday25 (18%)
  • Thursday15 (11%)
  • Friday17 (12%)
  • Saturday26 (19%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.6%)
  • February5 (3.6%)
  • March8 (5.7%)
  • April11 (7.9%)
  • May18 (13%)
  • June11 (7.9%)
  • July12 (8.6%)
  • August17 (12%)
  • September13 (9.3%)
  • October13 (9.3%)
  • November9 (6.4%)
  • December11 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (14%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (74%)
  • Wet or damp32 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (61%)
  • 40 mph12 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph25 (18%)
  • 70 mph17 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (11%)
  • Roundabout12 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant65 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (31%)
  • Pedestrian25 (15%)
  • Cyclist20 (12%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 108 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2048 (29%)
  • 21 to 2522 (13%)
  • 26 to 3525 (15%)
  • 36 to 4513 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 558 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6512 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.4%)
  • Over 755 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider107 (64%)
  • Passenger35 (21%)
  • Pedestrian25 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car138 (58%)
  • Motorcycle56 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Christchurch

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 1981

The A35 and B3059 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 1981, with 26 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35263009
2ndB3059262915
3rdA33871203
4thA3376601
5thB33474502

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 1981

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 1981: 101.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 1981

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 1981: 139.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1981

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,399 collisions in 1981, and 10% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 1981, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1981.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years