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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,411 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2003, and 1,874 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (1,542), and casualties fell from 2,112.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,411
Down 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,874
Down 11% on 2002
Fatal collisions
13
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2003

0.9% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2003 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious14410%
  • Slight1,25489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.8%
  • Serious1578.4%
  • Slight1,70291%

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. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,411, down 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (13%)
  • Tuesday209 (15%)
  • Wednesday220 (16%)
  • Thursday249 (18%)
  • Friday247 (18%)
  • Saturday189 (13%)
  • Sunday118 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59183 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59222 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59269 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59328 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59231 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January128 (9.1%)
  • February98 (6.9%)
  • March115 (8.2%)
  • April109 (7.7%)
  • May108 (7.7%)
  • June118 (8.4%)
  • July129 (9.1%)
  • August112 (7.9%)
  • September100 (7.1%)
  • October151 (11%)
  • November118 (8.4%)
  • December125 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,027 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit258 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit77 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown41 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,200 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds185 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,013 (72%)
  • Wet or damp378 (27%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,227 (87%)
  • 40 mph75 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph41 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph31 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph33 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,080 (77%)
  • Roundabout152 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,108 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist262 (14%)
  • Pedestrian214 (11%)
  • Cyclist193 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1047 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1593 (5%)
  • 16 to 20339 (18%)
  • 21 to 25256 (14%)
  • 26 to 35314 (17%)
  • 36 to 45265 (14%)
  • 46 to 55151 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 65116 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7580 (4.3%)
  • Over 7566 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded123 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,214 (65%)
  • Passenger446 (24%)
  • Pedestrian214 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,020 (74%)
  • Motorcycle263 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle197 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach51 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle29 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus13 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 22nd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2003

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2003, with 88 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2003

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2003: 185, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35185242016
2ndA3049638046
3rdA3060496113
4thB3068486904
5thA338476613
6thB3066395711
7thB3061354705
8thA350303402
9thA341284412
10thB3059274004
11thB3063263314
12thB3073252702
13thA349233202
14thA347182803
15thB3074182902
16thB3369172300
17thA348141603
18thA337131502
19thA3040122601
20thB3064111611

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2003

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2003: 650.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2003

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2003: 153.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2003

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2003: 679.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years