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Poole road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1991, and 574 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 1990 (569), and casualties fell from 741.

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 1991
442
Down 22% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
574
Down 23% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1991

1.6% of collisions in Poole in 1991 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious7818%
  • Slight35781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious8916%
  • Slight47883%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 442, down 22% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday76 (17%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (10%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.4%)
  • February30 (6.8%)
  • March26 (5.9%)
  • April33 (7.5%)
  • May37 (8.4%)
  • June33 (7.5%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August33 (7.5%)
  • September36 (8.1%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December38 (8.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (17%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (64%)
  • Wet or damp150 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph353 (80%)
  • 40 mph45 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph21 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (78%)
  • Roundabout54 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (56%)
  • Pedestrian79 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (13%)
  • Cyclist62 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20115 (20%)
  • 21 to 2595 (17%)
  • 26 to 3598 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.6%)
  • Over 7533 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (61%)
  • Passenger143 (25%)
  • Pedestrian79 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car587 (72%)
  • Motorcycle80 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1991: 66, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35668109
2ndA3049395716
3rdA3503240010
4thA348242802
5thB3061242914
6thA349203321
7thB3074192505
8thA3040141906
9thB3068142104
10thA34191111
11thB33696801
12thB30655702
13thA3474500
14thA313301
15thB3413301
16thB30411201
17thB30631200
18thB30661200
19thB30931100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1991

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 359.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1991

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1991: 132.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1991

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,232 collisions in 1991, and 36% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years