Skip to main content
CrashStats

Christchurch road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 1986, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1985 (168), and casualties were unchanged.

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 1986
165
Down 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
208
Level with 1985
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 1986

1.2% of collisions in Christchurch in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4225%
  • Slight12173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4924%
  • Slight15575%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 1986 is highlighted, with 165, down 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday29 (18%)
  • Wednesday31 (19%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday15 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.8%)
  • February10 (6.1%)
  • March20 (12%)
  • April9 (5.5%)
  • May13 (7.9%)
  • June16 (9.7%)
  • July19 (12%)
  • August19 (12%)
  • September9 (5.5%)
  • October15 (9.1%)
  • November15 (9.1%)
  • December12 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (18%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry111 (67%)
  • Wet or damp52 (32%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (62%)
  • 40 mph21 (13%)
  • 60 mph26 (16%)
  • 70 mph15 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.7%)
  • 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 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (27%)
  • Pedestrian29 (14%)
  • Cyclist27 (13%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2045 (22%)
  • 21 to 2528 (13%)
  • 26 to 3532 (15%)
  • 36 to 4519 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5518 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.8%)
  • Over 7512 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (65%)
  • Passenger43 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car188 (61%)
  • Motorcycle58 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 1986

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 1986: 44, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354459014
2ndB3059262604
3rdA3379912
4thB334791004
5thB307381003
6thA33871612
7thB30491100

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 1986

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 1986: 107.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 1986

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 1986: 137.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1986

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,542 collisions in 1986, and 11% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years