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Poole road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1987, and 620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1986 (585), and casualties fell from 751.

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 1987
489
Down 16% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
620
Down 17% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1987

2% of collisions in Poole in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious10221%
  • Slight37777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious12019%
  • Slight48979%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 489, down 16% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (12%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday96 (20%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.5%)
  • February25 (5.1%)
  • March44 (9%)
  • April40 (8.2%)
  • May40 (8.2%)
  • June36 (7.4%)
  • July47 (9.6%)
  • August40 (8.2%)
  • September39 (8%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November44 (9%)
  • December55 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds398 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (68%)
  • Wet or damp153 (31%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph417 (85%)
  • 40 mph39 (8%)
  • 60 mph18 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway396 (81%)
  • Roundabout53 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (22%)
  • Pedestrian93 (15%)
  • Cyclist73 (12%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20135 (22%)
  • 21 to 25105 (17%)
  • 26 to 35124 (20%)
  • 36 to 4565 (10%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (63%)
  • Passenger137 (22%)
  • Pedestrian93 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car596 (66%)
  • Motorcycle141 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1987: 79, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA357998315
2ndA30493445110
3rdA350344709
4thA348324107
5thA349304124
6thB3061171801
7thB3068151702
8thA3040131504
9thB3074121500
10thB3369101205
11thA3418904
12thB30656910
13thA314401
14thB3414701
15thA3383400
16thA3472200
17thB30932201

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1987

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 401.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1987

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1987: 145.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1987

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,359 collisions in 1987, and 36% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years