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Poole road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 527 road traffic collisions in Poole in 1999, and 668 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1998 (516), and casualties fell from 669.

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 1999
527
Up 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
668
Level with 1998
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 1999

0.9% of collisions in Poole in 1999 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious5510%
  • Slight46789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious578.5%
  • Slight60691%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 527, up 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (17%)
  • Tuesday99 (19%)
  • Wednesday69 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (16%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.5%)
  • February32 (6.1%)
  • March43 (8.2%)
  • April31 (5.9%)
  • May38 (7.2%)
  • June48 (9.1%)
  • July44 (8.3%)
  • August46 (8.7%)
  • September54 (10%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November43 (8.2%)
  • December47 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry372 (71%)
  • Wet or damp151 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph453 (86%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph32 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (12%)
  • Roundabout49 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (59%)
  • Cyclist87 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (12%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2089 (13%)
  • 21 to 2588 (13%)
  • 26 to 35137 (21%)
  • 36 to 4583 (12%)
  • 46 to 5567 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.7%)
  • Over 7524 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded50 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (67%)
  • Passenger157 (24%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car755 (74%)
  • Motorcycle87 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 1999: 67, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35678704
2ndA3049506816
3rdA350354304
4thB3068344101
5thA349324813
6thB3061151903
7thB3074151512
8thA3040141901
9thA348121600
10thA3418810
11thB30654401
12thB33694501
13thA312401
14thB30672301
15thB30932500
16thB3412300
17thA30741100
18thA3381100
19thA3471100
20thB30491100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 1999

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 400.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 1999

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 1999: 144.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1999

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,426 collisions in 1999, and 37% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years