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Poole road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 517 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1981, and 709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1980 (535), and casualties rose from 696.

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 1981
517
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
709
Up 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1981

1.2% of collisions in Poole in 1981 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious15530%
  • Slight35669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious18426%
  • Slight51973%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 517, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday106 (21%)
  • Saturday68 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.4%)
  • February39 (7.5%)
  • March48 (9.3%)
  • April32 (6.2%)
  • May43 (8.3%)
  • June40 (7.7%)
  • July48 (9.3%)
  • August42 (8.1%)
  • September59 (11%)
  • October51 (9.9%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December31 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (21%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (66%)
  • Wet or damp177 (34%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph464 (90%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph22 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway455 (88%)
  • Roundabout40 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (27%)
  • Pedestrian93 (13%)
  • Cyclist83 (12%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1558 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20227 (32%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (12%)
  • 36 to 4542 (5.9%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.9%)
  • Over 7523 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (59%)
  • Passenger195 (28%)
  • Pedestrian93 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car586 (61%)
  • Motorcycle181 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Poole

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 1981

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1981: 81, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3581105218
2ndA3484572015
3rdA3504358114
4thA3493149010
5thB3061263306
6thA30491833310
7thB3074121503
8thB3369121503
9thB30687803
10thA3416802
11thB30656902
12thA3383401
13thB3412501
14thA311101
15thB30491200

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1981

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 446.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1981

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1981: 150.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1981

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,399 collisions in 1981, and 37% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1981, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years