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Christchurch road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 1999, and 226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1998 (186), and casualties fell from 271.

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 1999
164
Down 12% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
226
Down 17% on 1998
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 1999

0.6% of collisions in Christchurch in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2817%
  • Slight13582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4118%
  • Slight18481%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 1999 is highlighted, with 164, down 12% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (19%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday28 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday13 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.9%)
  • February5 (3%)
  • March11 (6.7%)
  • April9 (5.5%)
  • May9 (5.5%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July14 (8.5%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September19 (12%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November14 (8.5%)
  • December22 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (6.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (68%)
  • Wet or damp46 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (63%)
  • 40 mph24 (15%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph18 (11%)
  • 70 mph16 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (13%)
  • Roundabout21 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (66%)
  • Pedestrian29 (13%)
  • Cyclist20 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2041 (18%)
  • 21 to 2538 (17%)
  • 26 to 3537 (16%)
  • 36 to 4525 (11%)
  • 46 to 5514 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6511 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.8%)
  • Over 7521 (9.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (63%)
  • Passenger54 (24%)
  • Pedestrian29 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car245 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7%)
  • Motorcycle19 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 1999

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1999 in Christchurch

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 1999

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 1999: 43, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35434905
2ndB3073172401
3rdA338153607
4thB3059151602
5thA337101403
6thB3347101201
7thB3053401

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 1999

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 1999: 105.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 1999

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 1999: 161.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1999

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,426 collisions in 1999, and 12% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years