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Poole road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 530 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1988, and 664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1987 (489), and casualties rose from 620.

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 1988
530
Up 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
664
Up 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1988

1.5% of collisions in Poole in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious10520%
  • Slight41779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious11117%
  • Slight54582%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 530, up 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (18%)
  • Tuesday63 (12%)
  • Wednesday103 (19%)
  • Thursday75 (14%)
  • Friday94 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.5%)
  • February40 (7.5%)
  • March51 (9.6%)
  • April31 (5.8%)
  • May31 (5.8%)
  • June40 (7.5%)
  • July58 (11%)
  • August42 (7.9%)
  • September41 (7.7%)
  • October50 (9.4%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December48 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds449 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry378 (71%)
  • Wet or damp148 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph456 (86%)
  • 40 mph46 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph18 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (82%)
  • Roundabout59 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (20%)
  • Pedestrian110 (17%)
  • Cyclist79 (12%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20163 (25%)
  • 21 to 25108 (16%)
  • 26 to 35109 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (10%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (63%)
  • Passenger136 (20%)
  • Pedestrian110 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car671 (69%)
  • Motorcycle142 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1988: 56, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35566507
2ndA350374909
3rdA348364804
4thA349334109
5thA3049324517
6thA3040161705
7thB3061161905
8thB3074151902
9thB3369152214
10thA341121412
11thB3068122313
12thB306591003
13thB3415601
14thA313401
15thA3473301
16thA3381100
17thA361100
18thB30411101
19thB30931100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1988

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 435.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1988

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1988: 145.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1988

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,432 collisions in 1988, and 37% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1988, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years