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Poole road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1994, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1993 (493), and casualties fell from 646.

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 1994
465
Down 6% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
593
Down 8% on 1993
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1994

0.6% of collisions in Poole in 1994 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6414%
  • Slight39886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6611%
  • Slight52488%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 465, down 6% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (17%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (11%)
  • February29 (6.2%)
  • March39 (8.4%)
  • April37 (8%)
  • May32 (6.9%)
  • June26 (5.6%)
  • July43 (9.2%)
  • August37 (8%)
  • September49 (11%)
  • October41 (8.8%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December33 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (68%)
  • Wet or damp143 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph395 (85%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph18 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (79%)
  • Roundabout52 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (58%)
  • Cyclist71 (12%)
  • Pedestrian69 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20117 (20%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 35115 (19%)
  • 36 to 4565 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.6%)
  • Over 7532 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (60%)
  • Passenger166 (28%)
  • Pedestrian69 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car631 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1994: 88, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3588113010
2ndA348344105
3rdA3049283412
4thA350253114
5thB3074232604
6thA349222701
7thB3061192203
8thB3369183103
9thA3040171800
10thB3068162003
11thA3416801
12thB306561011
13thA312200
14thB30932200
15thB3411100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1994

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 383.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1994

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1994: 123.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1994

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,231 collisions in 1994, and 38% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1994, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years