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Poole road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1993, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1992 (466), and casualties rose from 609.

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 1993
493
Up 6% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
646
Up 6% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1993

0.8% of collisions in Poole in 1993 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6613%
  • Slight42386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7512%
  • Slight56788%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 493, up 6% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (17%)
  • Friday96 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (11%)
  • Sunday46 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.7%)
  • February28 (5.7%)
  • March41 (8.3%)
  • April42 (8.5%)
  • May41 (8.3%)
  • June39 (7.9%)
  • July42 (8.5%)
  • August48 (9.7%)
  • September55 (11%)
  • October47 (9.5%)
  • November34 (6.9%)
  • December38 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (17%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry338 (69%)
  • Wet or damp154 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph410 (83%)
  • 40 mph38 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph28 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (75%)
  • Roundabout83 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (13%)
  • Cyclist84 (13%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20130 (20%)
  • 21 to 2595 (15%)
  • 26 to 35117 (18%)
  • 36 to 4582 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.6%)
  • Over 7525 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (64%)
  • Passenger163 (25%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car661 (72%)
  • Motorcycle89 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1993: 78, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3578106010
2ndA3049385524
3rdA348303306
4thB3074294315
5thA350273701
6thB3061253503
7thB3068232703
8thA349212303
9thA3040162600
10thA341121802
11thB33698901
12thB30657802
13thA313301
14thA3473300
15thB30933300
16thA3382200
17thA34801100
18thB30631100
19thB30661100
20thB3411100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1993

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 395.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1993

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1993: 126.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1993

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,219 collisions in 1993, and 40% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years