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Poole road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1992, and 609 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1991 (442), and casualties rose from 574.

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 1992
466
Up 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
609
Up 6% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1992

2.1% of collisions in Poole in 1992 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious6815%
  • Slight38883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious8514%
  • Slight51484%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 466, up 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday96 (21%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (4.9%)
  • February34 (7.3%)
  • March23 (4.9%)
  • April31 (6.7%)
  • May51 (11%)
  • June36 (7.7%)
  • July40 (8.6%)
  • August46 (9.9%)
  • September40 (8.6%)
  • October46 (9.9%)
  • November60 (13%)
  • December36 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (20%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (63%)
  • Wet or damp170 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph391 (84%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph22 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph14 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (77%)
  • Roundabout59 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (13%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)
  • Cyclist67 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20116 (19%)
  • 21 to 2599 (16%)
  • 26 to 35121 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (11%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.9%)
  • Over 7524 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (62%)
  • Passenger161 (26%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car637 (73%)
  • Motorcycle86 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1992: 76, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA357610129
2ndA348354917
3rdA3049283800
4thA349253214
5thB3061232413
6thB3068193303
7thB3074192403
8thA3040172105
9thA350172102
10thA341111811
11thB306591102
12thA3181511
13thB33697901
14thB30935500
15thA3472200
16thB3411200

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1992

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 381.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1992

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1992: 133.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1992

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,155 collisions in 1992, and 40% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1992, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years