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Poole road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 569 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1990, and 741 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1989 (515), and casualties rose from 656.

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 1990
569
Up 10% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
741
Up 13% on 1989
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1990

0.2% of collisions in Poole in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious9116%
  • Slight47784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight64187%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 569, up 10% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (12%)
  • Tuesday92 (16%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday91 (16%)
  • Friday97 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (9.5%)
  • February38 (6.7%)
  • March41 (7.2%)
  • April36 (6.3%)
  • May44 (7.7%)
  • June43 (7.6%)
  • July61 (11%)
  • August58 (10%)
  • September44 (7.7%)
  • October52 (9.1%)
  • November62 (11%)
  • December36 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight407 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry425 (75%)
  • Wet or damp139 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph478 (84%)
  • 40 mph46 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph26 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph17 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (80%)
  • Roundabout71 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (18%)
  • Pedestrian90 (12%)
  • Cyclist81 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20193 (26%)
  • 21 to 25121 (16%)
  • 26 to 35119 (16%)
  • 36 to 4585 (11%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.2%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider471 (64%)
  • Passenger180 (24%)
  • Pedestrian90 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (67%)
  • Motorcycle140 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1990: 83, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3583110013
2ndA3049475505
3rdA350435104
4thA348424907
5thB3074263707
6thB3061243200
7thB3369243503
8thA349212502
9thB3065171805
10thA341131803
11thA3040121802
12thB3068121503
13thA3477703
14thA315502
15thB30934710
16thA3382300
17thB3412200
18thB30781100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1990

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 462.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1990

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1990: 138.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1990

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,408 collisions in 1990, and 40% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1990.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years