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Christchurch road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 154 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 1987, and 225 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (165), and casualties rose from 208.

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 1987
154
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
225
Up 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
6
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 1987

3.9% of collisions in Christchurch in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.9%
  • Serious3523%
  • Slight11373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious4319%
  • Slight17578%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 1987 is highlighted, with 154, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday34 (22%)
  • Wednesday21 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (13%)
  • Friday27 (18%)
  • Saturday21 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.5%)
  • February9 (5.8%)
  • March16 (10%)
  • April12 (7.8%)
  • May12 (7.8%)
  • June6 (3.9%)
  • July14 (9.1%)
  • August21 (14%)
  • September13 (8.4%)
  • October13 (8.4%)
  • November15 (9.7%)
  • December13 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds123 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (69%)
  • Wet or damp42 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (57%)
  • 40 mph22 (14%)
  • 60 mph30 (19%)
  • 70 mph14 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (11%)
  • Roundabout13 (8.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant130 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (17%)
  • Cyclist22 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2054 (24%)
  • 21 to 2529 (13%)
  • 26 to 3542 (19%)
  • 36 to 4524 (11%)
  • 46 to 5513 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.9%)
  • Over 7513 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (62%)
  • Passenger71 (32%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car201 (68%)
  • Motorcycle40 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 1987: 50, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA355068010
2ndB3059172004
3rdA337163315
4thB3073152012
5thA3384522
6thB33474910
7thB30741301

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 1987

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 1987: 108.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 1987

BH23 had 154 collisions in 1987.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1987

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,359 collisions in 1987, and 11% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 1987, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1987.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years