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Christchurch road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 1989, and 223 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1988 (169), and casualties fell from 224.

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 1989
173
Up 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
223
Level with 1988
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 1989

2.3% of collisions in Christchurch in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious3520%
  • Slight13477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight18282%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 1989 is highlighted, with 173, up 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (16%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (18%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday12 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.7%)
  • February11 (6.4%)
  • March9 (5.2%)
  • April20 (12%)
  • May5 (2.9%)
  • June17 (9.8%)
  • July14 (8.1%)
  • August24 (14%)
  • September8 (4.6%)
  • October17 (9.8%)
  • November18 (10%)
  • December15 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (66%)
  • Wet or damp58 (34%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (59%)
  • 40 mph20 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph34 (20%)
  • 70 mph16 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (77%)
  • Roundabout20 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (16%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)
  • Cyclist25 (11%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2073 (33%)
  • 21 to 2523 (10%)
  • 26 to 3529 (13%)
  • 36 to 4526 (12%)
  • 46 to 5516 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.5%)
  • Over 759 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider145 (65%)
  • Passenger48 (22%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (68%)
  • Motorcycle37 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A3500 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 1989: 44, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35004462014
2ndB3059262832
3rdB3073263604
4thA338071103
5thB334771002
6thA356900
7thA3384500
8thB30851100

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 1989

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 1989: 114.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 1989

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 1989: 172.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1989

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,451 collisions in 1989, and 12% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1989.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years