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Poole road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 530 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1982, and 712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1981 (517), and casualties rose from 709.

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 1982
530
Up 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
712
Level with 1981
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1982

1.3% of collisions in Poole in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious14928%
  • Slight37471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious16623%
  • Slight53976%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 530, up 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday110 (21%)
  • Saturday62 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.5%)
  • February34 (6.4%)
  • March31 (5.8%)
  • April47 (8.9%)
  • May41 (7.7%)
  • June48 (9.1%)
  • July54 (10%)
  • August44 (8.3%)
  • September41 (7.7%)
  • October46 (8.7%)
  • November61 (12%)
  • December43 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds425 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (66%)
  • Wet or damp167 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph464 (88%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph29 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway456 (86%)
  • Roundabout47 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist227 (32%)
  • Cyclist83 (12%)
  • Pedestrian83 (12%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20247 (35%)
  • 21 to 2593 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (12%)
  • 36 to 4573 (10%)
  • 46 to 5548 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider473 (66%)
  • Passenger156 (22%)
  • Pedestrian83 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (59%)
  • Motorcycle217 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1982: 71, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3571105118
2ndA3504963121
3rdA3483744010
4thA3049314619
5thA349233007
6thB3061212404
7thB3068162902
8thB3369152105
9thB3074111104
10thB30658902
11thA3417904
12thA313402
13thB3413301
14thA3382401
15thA3471100
16thB30671200

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1982

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 455.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1982

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1982: 160.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1982

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,532 collisions in 1982, and 35% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1982, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years