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Christchurch road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 1998, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1997 (159), and casualties rose from 211.

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 1998
186
Up 17% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
271
Up 28% on 1997
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Christchurch in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2715%
  • Slight15885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3111%
  • Slight23988%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 1998 is highlighted, with 186, up 17% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday22 (12%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.4%)
  • February20 (11%)
  • March12 (6.5%)
  • April18 (9.7%)
  • May15 (8.1%)
  • June14 (7.5%)
  • July18 (9.7%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September15 (8.1%)
  • October8 (4.3%)
  • November14 (7.5%)
  • December22 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (4.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (68%)
  • Wet or damp56 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph112 (60%)
  • 40 mph28 (15%)
  • 50 mph13 (7%)
  • 60 mph14 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph17 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (68%)
  • Roundabout30 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (15%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (69%)
  • Pedestrian35 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2033 (12%)
  • 21 to 2521 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3553 (20%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (10%)
  • Over 7519 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (58%)
  • Passenger80 (30%)
  • Pedestrian35 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car285 (79%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 1998: 55, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA355510208
2ndB3073202503
3rdB3059181802
4thA338143102
5thA337121403
6thB33478900

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 1998

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 1998: 124.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 1998

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 1998: 183.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1998

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,387 collisions in 1998, and 13% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years