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Christchurch road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 1993, and 192 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1992 (132), and casualties rose from 173.

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 1993
142
Up 8% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
192
Up 11% on 1992
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 1993

2.1% of collisions in Christchurch in 1993 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious2014%
  • Slight11984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2010%
  • Slight16988%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 1993 is highlighted, with 142, up 8% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday18 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (18%)
  • Thursday17 (12%)
  • Friday27 (19%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (32%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.3%)
  • February5 (3.5%)
  • March12 (8.5%)
  • April17 (12%)
  • May16 (11%)
  • June17 (12%)
  • July6 (4.2%)
  • August13 (9.2%)
  • September13 (9.2%)
  • October8 (5.6%)
  • November14 (9.9%)
  • December12 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (73%)
  • Wet or damp38 (27%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (55%)
  • 40 mph25 (18%)
  • 60 mph32 (23%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout13 (9.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant126 (66%)
  • Pedestrian21 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist18 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2023 (12%)
  • 21 to 2520 (10%)
  • 26 to 3528 (15%)
  • 36 to 4517 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5522 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (15%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.8%)
  • Over 7514 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider112 (58%)
  • Passenger59 (31%)
  • Pedestrian21 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car212 (76%)
  • Motorcycle19 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Christchurch

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 1993

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 1993: 32, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35325004
2ndB3073284204
3rdB3059202502
4thA337111511
5thA3387900
6thB33474600

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 1993

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 1993: 100.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 1993

BH23 had 142 collisions in 1993.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1993

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,219 collisions in 1993, and 12% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 1993, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Christchurch road accidents in other years