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Poole road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 516 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1998, and 669 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1997 (589), and casualties fell from 781.

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 1998
516
Down 12% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
669
Down 14% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Poole in 1998 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight45388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious609%
  • Slight60691%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 516, down 12% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (17%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (11%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.3%)
  • February28 (5.4%)
  • March44 (8.5%)
  • April44 (8.5%)
  • May34 (6.6%)
  • June52 (10%)
  • July46 (8.9%)
  • August43 (8.3%)
  • September43 (8.3%)
  • October42 (8.1%)
  • November44 (8.5%)
  • December48 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit55 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry338 (66%)
  • Wet or damp175 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph436 (84%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph31 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (75%)
  • Roundabout54 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (12%)
  • Cyclist70 (10%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20107 (16%)
  • 21 to 2583 (12%)
  • 26 to 35151 (23%)
  • 36 to 4574 (11%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.5%)
  • Over 7527 (4%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (67%)
  • Passenger158 (24%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car749 (76%)
  • Motorcycle81 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1998: 85, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3585105010
2ndB3068475905
3rdA3049425605
4thA349314702
5thA350304015
6thB3061212400
7thB3074203001
8thB3369172202
9thA3040131601
10thB3065132401
11thA3486801
12thA3415901
13thB30935801
14thB3413301
15thA3382300
16thA3471100
17thB1041100
18thB1101201
19thB12031100
20thB13041200

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1998

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 411.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1998

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1998: 139.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1998

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,387 collisions in 1998, and 37% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years