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Poole road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 515 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1989, and 656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1988 (530), and casualties fell from 664.

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 1989
515
Down 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
656
Down 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1989

1.7% of collisions in Poole in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious10721%
  • Slight39977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious12118%
  • Slight52680%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 515, down 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (11%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (17%)
  • Friday96 (19%)
  • Saturday77 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.2%)
  • February39 (7.6%)
  • March51 (9.9%)
  • April38 (7.4%)
  • May43 (8.3%)
  • June37 (7.2%)
  • July53 (10%)
  • August38 (7.4%)
  • September46 (8.9%)
  • October47 (9.1%)
  • November46 (8.9%)
  • December40 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds430 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (72%)
  • Wet or damp140 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph427 (83%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph30 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (77%)
  • Roundabout74 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (20%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)
  • Cyclist71 (11%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20203 (31%)
  • 21 to 25104 (16%)
  • 26 to 35100 (15%)
  • 36 to 4565 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (65%)
  • Passenger141 (21%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car665 (69%)
  • Motorcycle139 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A3500 had the most collisions in Poole in 1989: 99, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350099124224
2ndA3049557128
3rdB3061253023
4thA3480232504
5thA3040192603
6thB3074121502
7thB3065112411
8thB336981202
9thB30687701
10thA31005701
11thA3485500
12thB30935500
13thA3494400
14thA3504401
15thA33803401
16thA3412200
17thA352201
18thB3411100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1989

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 389.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1989

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1989: 139.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1989

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,451 collisions in 1989, and 35% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years