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Christchurch road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 1988, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1987 (154), and casualties fell from 225.

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 1988
169
Up 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
224
Level with 1987
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 1988

2.4% of collisions in Christchurch in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious3018%
  • Slight13580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3415%
  • Slight18683%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 1988 is highlighted, with 169, up 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday26 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (19%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.1%)
  • February7 (4.1%)
  • March11 (6.5%)
  • April9 (5.3%)
  • May10 (5.9%)
  • June11 (6.5%)
  • July18 (11%)
  • August23 (14%)
  • September23 (14%)
  • October10 (5.9%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (78%)
  • Wet or damp37 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (57%)
  • 40 mph22 (13%)
  • 60 mph37 (22%)
  • 70 mph14 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (80%)
  • Roundabout17 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (9.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (18%)
  • Pedestrian33 (15%)
  • Cyclist22 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (8%)
  • 16 to 2065 (29%)
  • 21 to 2526 (12%)
  • 26 to 3530 (13%)
  • 36 to 4523 (10%)
  • 46 to 5524 (11%)
  • 56 to 6513 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (4%)
  • Over 758 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (63%)
  • Passenger49 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car222 (69%)
  • Motorcycle39 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Christchurch

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 1988

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 1988: 49, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354964112
2ndB3073232602
3rdA337181922
4thB3059141804
5thB33476903
6thA3383400

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 1988

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 1988: 116.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 1988

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 1988: 167.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1988

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,432 collisions in 1988, and 12% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 1988, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years