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Poole road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 600 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1983, and 725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1982 (530), and casualties rose from 712.

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 1983
600
Up 13% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
725
Up 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1983

1.5% of collisions in Poole in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious14825%
  • Slight44374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious16222%
  • Slight55476%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 600, up 13% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (15%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday82 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (17%)
  • Friday122 (20%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.5%)
  • February41 (6.8%)
  • March43 (7.2%)
  • April45 (7.5%)
  • May54 (9%)
  • June43 (7.2%)
  • July67 (11%)
  • August58 (9.7%)
  • September42 (7%)
  • October54 (9%)
  • November50 (8.3%)
  • December52 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight430 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds492 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry422 (70%)
  • Wet or damp174 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph525 (88%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph28 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway528 (88%)
  • Roundabout43 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (29%)
  • Cyclist104 (14%)
  • Pedestrian104 (14%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1574 (10%)
  • 16 to 20222 (31%)
  • 21 to 2586 (12%)
  • 26 to 3581 (11%)
  • 36 to 4580 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.4%)
  • Over 7525 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider481 (66%)
  • Passenger140 (19%)
  • Pedestrian104 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car641 (60%)
  • Motorcycle211 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1983: 97, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3597113020
2ndA3485362121
3rdA3049455639
4thA350344707
5thA349314417
6thB3061232708
7thB3074141805
8thB3369131304
9thA341111724
10thB306891200
11thB30655811
12thB3413401
13thA30611100
14thA311100
15thA3381300

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1983

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 506.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1983

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1983: 176.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1983

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,517 collisions in 1983, and 40% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years