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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,488 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2001, and 1,935 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (1,477), and casualties rose from 1,923.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,488
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,935
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2001

0.5% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2001 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious1399.3%
  • Slight1,34190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.4%
  • Serious1558%
  • Slight1,77292%

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. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,488, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday233 (16%)
  • Tuesday242 (16%)
  • Wednesday212 (14%)
  • Thursday236 (16%)
  • Friday237 (16%)
  • Saturday200 (13%)
  • Sunday128 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59183 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59209 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59308 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59374 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59231 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January120 (8.1%)
  • February100 (6.7%)
  • March117 (7.9%)
  • April107 (7.2%)
  • May146 (9.8%)
  • June124 (8.3%)
  • July127 (8.5%)
  • August122 (8.2%)
  • September116 (7.8%)
  • October129 (8.7%)
  • November147 (9.9%)
  • December133 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,102 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit288 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit87 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,261 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds190 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,093 (73%)
  • Wet or damp378 (25%)
  • Frost or ice13 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,231 (83%)
  • 40 mph98 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph46 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph41 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph66 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,153 (77%)
  • Roundabout166 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,151 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist246 (13%)
  • Pedestrian223 (12%)
  • Cyclist207 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1060 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1587 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20317 (16%)
  • 21 to 25213 (11%)
  • 26 to 35359 (19%)
  • 36 to 45287 (15%)
  • 46 to 55184 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 65113 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7597 (5%)
  • Over 7590 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded88 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,296 (67%)
  • Passenger416 (21%)
  • Pedestrian223 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,169 (76%)
  • Motorcycle252 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle210 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach53 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle48 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (0.6%)
  • Minibus13 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2001

Map of the last 18 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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

  • 18 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 22nd most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2001

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2001, with 92 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2001

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2001: 180, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35180230125
2ndA304995131010
3rdA338567825
4thA3060547202
5thB3066507203
6thB3068425403
7thA347384617
8thA350354313
9thA341344802
10thB3059334102
11thB3073253804
12thB3063222300
13thA348202703
14thB3061202401
15thA337161902
16thA349151901
17thB3064151501
18thB3074151701
19thB309391001
20thA304081302

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2001

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2001: 707.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2001

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2001: 177.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2001

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2001: 766.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years