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Poole road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 585 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1986, and 751 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (613), and casualties fell from 769.

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 1986
585
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
751
Down 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1986

0.5% of collisions in Poole in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious15727%
  • Slight42573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious18324%
  • Slight56575%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 585, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (16%)
  • Tuesday98 (17%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (14%)
  • Friday102 (17%)
  • Saturday82 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (9.9%)
  • February40 (6.8%)
  • March46 (7.9%)
  • April44 (7.5%)
  • May39 (6.7%)
  • June47 (8%)
  • July51 (8.7%)
  • August43 (7.4%)
  • September42 (7.2%)
  • October66 (11%)
  • November53 (9.1%)
  • December56 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight431 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds474 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry396 (68%)
  • Wet or damp172 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.5%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph508 (87%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph21 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway482 (82%)
  • Roundabout63 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist202 (27%)
  • Pedestrian116 (15%)
  • Cyclist108 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1564 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20200 (27%)
  • 21 to 25118 (16%)
  • 26 to 35111 (15%)
  • 36 to 4587 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (63%)
  • Passenger159 (21%)
  • Pedestrian116 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car640 (60%)
  • Motorcycle207 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 1986

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1986: 73, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA357386120
2ndA3484663011
3rdA3504252013
4thA3493948011
5thB30613542011
6thA3049344725
7thB3068303708
8thB3369192209
9thB3074131805
10thA3040121604
11thA34181306
12thB306571503
13thA315701
14thB3413401
15thA3382301
16thA30601100
17thB30411101
18thB30671100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1986

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 408.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1986

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1986: 137.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1986

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,542 collisions in 1986, and 38% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years