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Poole road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 613 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1985, and 769 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1984 (614), and casualties were unchanged.

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 1985
613
Level with 1984
Casualties in 1985
769
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1985

1.1% of collisions in Poole in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious14323%
  • Slight46376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious16822%
  • Slight59477%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 613, level with 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (13%)
  • Tuesday94 (15%)
  • Wednesday97 (16%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday96 (16%)
  • Saturday86 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.2%)
  • February24 (3.9%)
  • March57 (9.3%)
  • April43 (7%)
  • May46 (7.5%)
  • June58 (9.5%)
  • July68 (11%)
  • August62 (10%)
  • September46 (7.5%)
  • October60 (9.8%)
  • November53 (8.6%)
  • December58 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight429 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds508 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry433 (71%)
  • Wet or damp163 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.5%)
  • Snow7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph525 (86%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph25 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph23 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway494 (81%)
  • Roundabout67 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist206 (27%)
  • Cyclist112 (15%)
  • Pedestrian91 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1573 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20241 (31%)
  • 21 to 25106 (14%)
  • 26 to 3597 (13%)
  • 36 to 4571 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4%)
  • Over 7525 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider510 (66%)
  • Passenger168 (22%)
  • Pedestrian91 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car704 (63%)
  • Motorcycle211 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1985: 101, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35101126116
2ndA3504754110
3rdA3484662013
4thA30494452212
5thB3061252702
6thA349232505
7thB3074182503
8thB3369172716
9thB3065152505
10thA341141702
11thB3068141505
12thA314702
13thB3413501
14thA3381101
15thB30411100
16thB30671200

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1985

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 519.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1985

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1985: 168.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1985

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,585 collisions in 1985, and 39% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1985, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years