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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,339 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2004, and 1,730 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2003 (1,411), and casualties fell from 1,874.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,339
Down 5% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,730
Down 8% on 2003
Fatal collisions
14
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2004

1% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious14010%
  • Slight1,18588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.9%
  • Serious1528.8%
  • Slight1,56390%

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. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,339, down 5% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (14%)
  • Tuesday205 (15%)
  • Wednesday187 (14%)
  • Thursday228 (17%)
  • Friday233 (17%)
  • Saturday171 (13%)
  • Sunday134 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59170 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59183 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59242 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59350 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59208 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January122 (9.1%)
  • February91 (6.8%)
  • March100 (7.5%)
  • April91 (6.8%)
  • May125 (9.3%)
  • June112 (8.4%)
  • July117 (8.7%)
  • August110 (8.2%)
  • September111 (8.3%)
  • October134 (10%)
  • November122 (9.1%)
  • December104 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight958 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit301 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit34 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,119 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds173 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry944 (71%)
  • Wet or damp377 (28%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,142 (85%)
  • 40 mph83 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph54 (4%)
  • 60 mph24 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph34 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,053 (79%)
  • Roundabout135 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,016 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist254 (15%)
  • Pedestrian193 (11%)
  • Cyclist188 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1039 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1584 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20298 (17%)
  • 21 to 25198 (11%)
  • 26 to 35300 (17%)
  • 36 to 45233 (13%)
  • 46 to 55167 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 65130 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7574 (4.3%)
  • Over 7582 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded105 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,190 (69%)
  • Passenger347 (20%)
  • Pedestrian193 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,941 (75%)
  • Motorcycle262 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle190 (7.3%)
  • Other vehicle53 (2%)
  • Bus or coach43 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle23 (0.9%)
  • Minibus17 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 20th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2004

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2004, with 84 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2004

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2004: 147, including 5 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35147203514
2ndA3049739207
3rdA338599318
4thB3066567007
5thA3060384904
6thA341374514
7thA350334312
8thB3059334002
9thB3068334204
10thA347293504
11thA349273813
12thB3073263414
13thB3063232803
14thB3074182000
15thB3061171904
16thA348151500
17thA3040111300
18thB3093111210
19thA337101600
20thB3369101612

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2004

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2004: 626.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2004

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2004: 174.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2004

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2004: 664.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years