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Poole road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1995, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1994 (465), and casualties rose from 593.

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 1995
479
Up 3% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
624
Up 5% on 1994
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1995

1% of collisions in Poole in 1995 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious4810%
  • Slight42689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious508%
  • Slight56991%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 479, up 3% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (17%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.7%)
  • February45 (9.4%)
  • March38 (7.9%)
  • April36 (7.5%)
  • May44 (9.2%)
  • June31 (6.5%)
  • July35 (7.3%)
  • August44 (9.2%)
  • September36 (7.5%)
  • October46 (9.6%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December43 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight367 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (67%)
  • Wet or damp155 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph399 (83%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (80%)
  • Roundabout54 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (62%)
  • Cyclist67 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (10%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20123 (20%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 35105 (17%)
  • 36 to 4583 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.3%)
  • Over 7533 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (63%)
  • Passenger170 (27%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car668 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach29 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1995: 79, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA357910314
2ndA3049415500
3rdA349324103
4thA348313614
5thB3061253203
6thB3074253501
7thB3068232804
8thA350212202
9thA3040132000
10thB3065111511
11thA34181202
12thB336971000
13thB3416900
14thA312500
15thA3381100
16thB30931100
17thB31571100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1995

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 371.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1995

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1995: 111.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1995

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,246 collisions in 1995, and 38% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1995, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years