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Christchurch road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 1983, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (185), and casualties fell from 245.

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 1983
182
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
222
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 1983

4.4% of collisions in Christchurch in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.4%
  • Serious4424%
  • Slight13071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal94.1%
  • Serious4822%
  • Slight16574%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 1983 is highlighted, with 182, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (16%)
  • Tuesday29 (16%)
  • Wednesday17 (9.3%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6%)
  • February6 (3.3%)
  • March15 (8.2%)
  • April9 (4.9%)
  • May19 (10%)
  • June16 (8.8%)
  • July20 (11%)
  • August27 (15%)
  • September11 (6%)
  • October21 (12%)
  • November17 (9.3%)
  • December10 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (75%)
  • Wet or damp44 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph100 (55%)
  • 40 mph30 (16%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph29 (16%)
  • 70 mph21 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway135 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (14%)
  • Roundabout19 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist75 (34%)
  • Car occupant73 (33%)
  • Cyclist38 (17%)
  • Pedestrian26 (12%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2062 (28%)
  • 21 to 2528 (13%)
  • 26 to 3537 (17%)
  • 36 to 4518 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5516 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.1%)
  • Over 754 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (71%)
  • Passenger39 (18%)
  • Pedestrian26 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car179 (55%)
  • Motorcycle74 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.5%)
  • Minibus6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 1983: 65, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA356575212
2ndB3059182002
3rdA337151705
4thB3347111603
5thA338101221

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 1983

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 1983: 127.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 1983

BH23 had 182 collisions in 1983.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1983

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,517 collisions in 1983, and 12% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 1983, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 20 December 1983.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years