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Christchurch road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 132 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 1992, and 173 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1991 (124), and casualties rose from 164.

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 1992
132
Up 6% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
173
Up 5% on 1991
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
8
6.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 1992

0.8% of collisions in Christchurch in 1992 were fatal and 6.1% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious86.1%
  • Slight12393%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious116.4%
  • Slight16092%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 1992 is highlighted, with 132, up 6% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (20%)
  • Wednesday19 (14%)
  • Thursday19 (14%)
  • Friday16 (12%)
  • Saturday19 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.6%)
  • February15 (11%)
  • March10 (7.6%)
  • April7 (5.3%)
  • May10 (7.6%)
  • June14 (11%)
  • July7 (5.3%)
  • August14 (11%)
  • September9 (6.8%)
  • October13 (9.8%)
  • November13 (9.8%)
  • December10 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds102 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry81 (61%)
  • Wet or damp50 (38%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (64%)
  • 40 mph14 (11%)
  • 60 mph22 (17%)
  • 70 mph11 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (77%)
  • Roundabout16 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (62%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (10%)
  • Cyclist16 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2030 (17%)
  • 21 to 2534 (20%)
  • 26 to 3525 (14%)
  • 36 to 4519 (11%)
  • 46 to 5519 (11%)
  • 56 to 6512 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 757 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (57%)
  • Passenger54 (31%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car196 (76%)
  • Motorcycle21 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 1992: 37, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35375414
2ndB3073222701
3rdB3059182000
4thA33761200
5thA3386701
6thB33472200

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 1992

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had 95 collisions in 1992.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 1992

BH23 had 132 collisions in 1992.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1992

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,155 collisions in 1992, and 11% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 1992, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 24 December 1992.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years