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Poole road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1996, and 687 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1995 (479), and casualties rose from 624.

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 1996
499
Up 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
687
Up 10% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1996

1.4% of collisions in Poole in 1996 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight43287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious8012%
  • Slight60087%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 499, up 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (12%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday89 (18%)
  • Friday90 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6%)
  • February44 (8.8%)
  • March44 (8.8%)
  • April47 (9.4%)
  • May52 (10%)
  • June37 (7.4%)
  • July48 (9.6%)
  • August32 (6.4%)
  • September40 (8%)
  • October35 (7%)
  • November51 (10%)
  • December39 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds398 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (16%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (70%)
  • Wet or damp144 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph418 (84%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph28 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph10 (2%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (74%)
  • Roundabout58 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant452 (66%)
  • Pedestrian85 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (9%)
  • Cyclist61 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20117 (17%)
  • 21 to 2594 (14%)
  • 26 to 35141 (21%)
  • 36 to 4563 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5580 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.1%)
  • Over 7537 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (62%)
  • Passenger173 (25%)
  • Pedestrian85 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car740 (79%)
  • Motorcycle63 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1996: 80, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358010824
2ndA3049406716
3rdA350365415
4thA348314604
5thA349253804
6thB3068253113
7thB3061243301
8thB3074202914
9thA3040162101
10thB3369112002
11thB3415701
12thB30654401
13thB30934402
14thA312300
15thB30672200
16thA3411200
17thA3511100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1996

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 391.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1996

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1996: 125.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1996

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,326 collisions in 1996, and 38% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1996, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years