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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,477 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2000, and 1,923 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1999 (1,426), and casualties rose from 1,845.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 55,875 collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Collisions in 2000
1,477
Up 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,923
Up 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
16
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2000

1.1% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2000 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious14710%
  • Slight1,31489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.8%
  • Serious1708.8%
  • Slight1,73790%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,646 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,477, up 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025677764
2024707793
2023725869
2022737855
2021678783
2020595702
2019641804
2018686822
20178561,048
20167961,072
20159161,155
20141,0111,244
20139751,198
20121,0181,214
20111,0741,296
20101,0341,302
20091,0331,268
20081,1381,435
20071,2101,579
20061,1781,476
20051,3991,806
20041,3391,730
20031,4111,874
20021,5422,112
20011,4881,935
20001,4771,923
19991,4261,845
19981,3871,802
19971,4081,829
19961,3261,796
19951,2461,583
19941,2311,581
19931,2191,590
19921,1551,495
19911,2321,605
19901,4081,834
19891,4511,821
19881,4321,768
19871,3591,713
19861,5421,943
19851,5851,957
19841,6462,011
19831,5171,836
19821,5321,954
19811,3991,792
19801,4581,847
19791,5752,013

When and where crashes happen in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday225 (15%)
  • Tuesday238 (16%)
  • Wednesday186 (13%)
  • Thursday216 (15%)
  • Friday245 (17%)
  • Saturday200 (14%)
  • Sunday167 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59170 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59233 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59261 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59395 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59233 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59131 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January118 (8%)
  • February109 (7.4%)
  • March119 (8.1%)
  • April116 (7.9%)
  • May127 (8.6%)
  • June107 (7.2%)
  • July123 (8.3%)
  • August131 (8.9%)
  • September121 (8.2%)
  • October135 (9.1%)
  • November157 (11%)
  • December114 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,074 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit331 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit49 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,128 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds307 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry946 (64%)
  • Wet or damp520 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,208 (82%)
  • 40 mph101 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph62 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph45 (3%)
  • 70 mph57 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,100 (74%)
  • Roundabout184 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,134 (59%)
  • Cyclist228 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist228 (12%)
  • Pedestrian218 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1060 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15113 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20308 (16%)
  • 21 to 25224 (12%)
  • 26 to 35363 (19%)
  • 36 to 45262 (14%)
  • 46 to 55162 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65120 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7567 (3.5%)
  • Over 7588 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded131 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,254 (65%)
  • Passenger451 (23%)
  • Pedestrian218 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,107 (75%)
  • Motorcycle235 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle228 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach70 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle59 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 23rd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2000

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2000: 247, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35247308222
2ndA304975107210
3rdA3060536902
4thA338527227
5thB3066455803
6thA347434803
7thA350385001
8thB3059384907
9thB3068374604
10thA341324205
11thA349283812
12thB3073263902
13thB3061242802
14thA348233313
15thB3063182501
16thA337131611
17thB3074101000
18thB306491400
19thB336991111
20thA3181201

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2000

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2000: 703.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2000

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2000: 204.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2000

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2000: 765.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years