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Poole road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 614 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1984, and 769 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (600), and casualties rose from 725.

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 1984
614
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
769
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1984

0.8% of collisions in Poole in 1984 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious15525%
  • Slight45474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious17222%
  • Slight59277%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 614, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (13%)
  • Tuesday93 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (17%)
  • Thursday81 (13%)
  • Friday109 (18%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.5%)
  • February35 (5.7%)
  • March48 (7.8%)
  • April46 (7.5%)
  • May56 (9.1%)
  • June44 (7.2%)
  • July54 (8.8%)
  • August51 (8.3%)
  • September52 (8.5%)
  • October60 (9.8%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December62 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight435 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry407 (66%)
  • Wet or damp201 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph519 (85%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph33 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway506 (82%)
  • Roundabout69 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist227 (30%)
  • Cyclist123 (16%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1561 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20259 (34%)
  • 21 to 25108 (14%)
  • 26 to 35109 (14%)
  • 36 to 4566 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5545 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.4%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (71%)
  • Passenger136 (18%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car679 (59%)
  • Motorcycle234 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1984: 93, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3593111224
2ndA3505362013
3rdA3484966114
4thA30494655016
5thA349324405
6thB3061253009
7thB3074192506
8thB3068162004
9thB3369151904
10thA341101503
11thB3065101304
12thA3386701
13thA313500
14thB3412200

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1984

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 529.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1984

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1984: 165.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1984

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,646 collisions in 1984, and 37% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years