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Christchurch road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 1982, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 32% on 1981 (140), and casualties rose from 167.

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 1982
185
Up 32% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
245
Up 47% on 1981
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 1982

2.2% of collisions in Christchurch in 1982 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious5429%
  • Slight12769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious6125%
  • Slight18073%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 1982 is highlighted, with 185, up 32% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday30 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (16%)
  • Friday26 (14%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7%)
  • February12 (6.5%)
  • March13 (7%)
  • April20 (11%)
  • May9 (4.9%)
  • June10 (5.4%)
  • July18 (9.7%)
  • August27 (15%)
  • September12 (6.5%)
  • October17 (9.2%)
  • November22 (12%)
  • December12 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (72%)
  • Wet or damp44 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (59%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph39 (21%)
  • 70 mph20 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (14%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (28%)
  • Cyclist29 (12%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2065 (27%)
  • 21 to 2539 (16%)
  • 26 to 3526 (11%)
  • 36 to 4525 (10%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8.2%)
  • Over 7512 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (62%)
  • Passenger64 (26%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (61%)
  • Motorcycle70 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (10%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 1982: 44, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354463211
2ndB3059303416
3rdA337121203
4thA33891503
5thB33477713

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 1982

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 1982: 132.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 1982

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 1982: 184.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1982

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,532 collisions in 1982, and 12% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1982.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years