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Poole road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 535 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1980, and 696 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1979 (590), and casualties fell from 747.

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 1980
535
Down 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
696
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1980

0.9% of collisions in Poole in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious14627%
  • Slight38472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious16924%
  • Slight52275%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 535, down 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (16%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday97 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.2%)
  • February37 (6.9%)
  • March33 (6.2%)
  • April41 (7.7%)
  • May41 (7.7%)
  • June50 (9.3%)
  • July49 (9.2%)
  • August46 (8.6%)
  • September56 (10%)
  • October44 (8.2%)
  • November45 (8.4%)
  • December44 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (62%)
  • Wet or damp193 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph490 (92%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway457 (85%)
  • Roundabout45 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist206 (30%)
  • Pedestrian97 (14%)
  • Cyclist77 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20225 (32%)
  • 21 to 2566 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3584 (12%)
  • 36 to 4567 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.9%)
  • Over 7529 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider438 (63%)
  • Passenger161 (23%)
  • Pedestrian97 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car602 (63%)
  • Motorcycle205 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 1980

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1980: 77, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3577101219
2ndA3504861013
3rdA348395117
4thA3493652014
5thA3049324308
6thB3061232505
7thB3369121703
8thB3074111202
9thB3065101403
10thB306871104
11thA3414403
12thA3383400

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1980

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 462.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1980

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1980: 161.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1980

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,458 collisions in 1980, and 37% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1980, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years