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Christchurch road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 1984, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1983 (182), and casualties fell from 222.

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 1984
166
Down 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
196
Down 12% on 1983
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 1984

0.6% of collisions in Christchurch in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3923%
  • Slight12676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4221%
  • Slight15378%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 1984 is highlighted, with 166, down 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 166
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday31 (19%)
  • Saturday16 (9.6%)
  • Sunday20 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.2%)
  • February10 (6%)
  • March10 (6%)
  • April14 (8.4%)
  • May14 (8.4%)
  • June14 (8.4%)
  • July11 (6.6%)
  • August13 (7.8%)
  • September12 (7.2%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November15 (9%)
  • December23 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (66%)
  • Wet or damp55 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (69%)
  • 40 mph20 (12%)
  • 60 mph21 (13%)
  • 70 mph10 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (78%)
  • Roundabout18 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant77 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (28%)
  • Cyclist32 (16%)
  • Pedestrian28 (14%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (10%)
  • 16 to 2054 (28%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3542 (21%)
  • 36 to 4515 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5515 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.1%)
  • Over 752 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (68%)
  • Passenger35 (18%)
  • Pedestrian28 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car204 (64%)
  • Motorcycle55 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.2%)
  • Minibus4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 1984: 46, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35464905
2ndB3059313505
3rdA33791213
4thA3385603
5thB33473301

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 1984

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 1984: 140.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 1984

BH23 had 166 collisions in 1984.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1984

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,646 collisions in 1984, and 10% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years