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Poole road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 589 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1997, and 781 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1996 (499), and casualties rose from 687.

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 1997
589
Up 18% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
781
Up 14% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Poole in 1997 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6110%
  • Slight52489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious668.5%
  • Slight71191%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 589, up 18% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (16%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday79 (13%)
  • Thursday98 (17%)
  • Friday114 (19%)
  • Saturday64 (11%)
  • Sunday52 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (5.9%)
  • February40 (6.8%)
  • March45 (7.6%)
  • April43 (7.3%)
  • May39 (6.6%)
  • June50 (8.5%)
  • July56 (9.5%)
  • August57 (9.7%)
  • September43 (7.3%)
  • October54 (9.2%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December61 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight447 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds484 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (14%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (69%)
  • Wet or damp177 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph496 (84%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway426 (72%)
  • Roundabout72 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (64%)
  • Cyclist85 (11%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20128 (16%)
  • 21 to 2594 (12%)
  • 26 to 35169 (22%)
  • 36 to 45102 (13%)
  • 46 to 5586 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.7%)
  • Over 7540 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider527 (67%)
  • Passenger169 (22%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car863 (76%)
  • Motorcycle87 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1997: 114, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3511415318
2ndA350425904
3rdA3049345623
4thA349324105
5thB3061212603
6thB3068212503
7thB3074212201
8thA348192400
9thB3369172301
10thA3040162002
11thA341122303
12thB30656701
13thA314802
14thB3414501
15thB30932200
16thB30411100
17thB30631100
18thB30661100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1997

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 461.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1997

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1997: 147.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1997

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,408 collisions in 1997, and 42% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years