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Poole road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 590 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1979, and 747 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,996 collisions in Poole.

District council until April 2019, now part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1979
590
Casualties in 1979
747
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1979

1.9% of collisions in Poole in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious13823%
  • Slight44175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious16021%
  • Slight57577%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 590.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025252291
2024297331
2023277324
2022285326
2021273317
2020220265
2019275335
2018284335
2017314398
2016305411
2015314416
2014386507
2013353455
2012381457
2011419517
2010406525
2009352447
2008434560
2007418578
2006426529
2005541696
2004499637
2003589804
2002526717
2001505673
2000502642
1999527668
1998516669
1997589781
1996499687
1995479624
1994465593
1993493646
1992466609
1991442574
1990569741
1989515656
1988530664
1987489620
1986585751
1985613769
1984614769
1983600725
1982530712
1981517709
1980535696
1979590747

When and where crashes happen in Poole in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (16%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday100 (17%)
  • Friday100 (17%)
  • Saturday95 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.9%)
  • February34 (5.8%)
  • March52 (8.8%)
  • April41 (6.9%)
  • May47 (8%)
  • June44 (7.5%)
  • July55 (9.3%)
  • August58 (9.8%)
  • September52 (8.8%)
  • October58 (9.8%)
  • November51 (8.6%)
  • December57 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (61%)
  • Wet or damp205 (35%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph528 (89%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph27 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway524 (89%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist239 (32%)
  • Pedestrian110 (15%)
  • Cyclist77 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20236 (32%)
  • 21 to 25107 (14%)
  • 26 to 3578 (10%)
  • 36 to 4565 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7543 (5.8%)
  • Over 7517 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider478 (64%)
  • Passenger159 (21%)
  • Pedestrian110 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car615 (59%)
  • Motorcycle246 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Poole

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 1979

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1979: 91, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3591109113
2ndA3485567018
3rdA350405326
4thB3061344505
5thA3493139010
6thA3049294017
7thB3065172804
8thB3369152122
9thB3074141906
10thA341111405
11thB30687803
12thB3412201
13thA3471100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1979

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 516.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1979

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1979: 156.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1979

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,575 collisions in 1979, and 37% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1979, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years