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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,542 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2002, and 2,112 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2001 (1,488), and casualties rose from 1,935.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,542
Up 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
2,112
Up 9% on 2001
Fatal collisions
13
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2002 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious15910%
  • Slight1,37089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.7%
  • Serious1878.9%
  • Slight1,91190%

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. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,542, up 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday222 (14%)
  • Tuesday241 (16%)
  • Wednesday243 (16%)
  • Thursday237 (15%)
  • Friday234 (15%)
  • Saturday206 (13%)
  • Sunday159 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5962 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59159 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59235 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59281 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59385 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59245 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59165 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January147 (9.5%)
  • February129 (8.4%)
  • March115 (7.5%)
  • April136 (8.8%)
  • May128 (8.3%)
  • June109 (7.1%)
  • July123 (8%)
  • August117 (7.6%)
  • September125 (8.1%)
  • October141 (9.1%)
  • November164 (11%)
  • December108 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,069 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit314 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit140 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,221 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds278 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,008 (65%)
  • Wet or damp524 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,312 (85%)
  • 40 mph94 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph40 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph29 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph61 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,223 (79%)
  • Roundabout182 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,311 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist259 (12%)
  • Pedestrian244 (12%)
  • Cyclist185 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1046 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 15104 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20366 (17%)
  • 21 to 25257 (12%)
  • 26 to 35416 (20%)
  • 36 to 45298 (14%)
  • 46 to 55180 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 65122 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7589 (4.2%)
  • Over 7596 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded102 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,371 (65%)
  • Passenger497 (24%)
  • Pedestrian244 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,207 (76%)
  • Motorcycle269 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle189 (6.5%)
  • Other vehicle126 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach55 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (0.7%)
  • Minibus11 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 19th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2002

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2002, with 98 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2002

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2002: 195, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35195275417
2ndA30498413407
3rdB3068597805
4thA338578417
5thA3060476105
6thB3066466608
7thA347426113
8thB3059425405
9thB3073304102
10thA341293725
11thB3063292902
12thA350274412
13thA349243802
14thA348233702
15thB3061182201
16thB3064162201
17thB3074152301
18thA3040132011
19thB334791002
20thB33698901

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2002

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2002: 775.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2002

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2002: 169.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2002

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2002: 834.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years