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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,178 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2006, and 1,476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2005 (1,399), and casualties fell from 1,806.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,178
Down 16% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,476
Down 18% on 2005
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2006

0.8% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious12511%
  • Slight1,04489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious1318.9%
  • Slight1,33691%

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. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,178, down 16% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 1,178
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (13%)
  • Tuesday169 (14%)
  • Wednesday186 (16%)
  • Thursday179 (15%)
  • Friday211 (18%)
  • Saturday173 (15%)
  • Sunday110 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59166 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59322 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (7.2%)
  • February92 (7.8%)
  • March88 (7.5%)
  • April86 (7.3%)
  • May91 (7.7%)
  • June96 (8.1%)
  • July112 (9.5%)
  • August85 (7.2%)
  • September121 (10%)
  • October92 (7.8%)
  • November99 (8.4%)
  • December131 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight881 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit250 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds993 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry860 (73%)
  • Wet or damp311 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph965 (82%)
  • 40 mph69 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph49 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph36 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph50 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway901 (76%)
  • Roundabout146 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant868 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (13%)
  • Cyclist174 (12%)
  • Pedestrian171 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1048 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1557 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20285 (19%)
  • 21 to 25185 (13%)
  • 26 to 35286 (19%)
  • 36 to 45222 (15%)
  • 46 to 55151 (10%)
  • 56 to 6593 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.2%)
  • Over 7582 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,022 (69%)
  • Passenger283 (19%)
  • Pedestrian171 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,682 (74%)
  • Motorcycle197 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle176 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach40 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 21st most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2006

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2006, with 86 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2006

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2006: 130, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35130162111
2ndA3049647207
3rdA338598217
4thA3060537004
5thB3068364503
6thA347354315
7thB3073354403
8thB3074273203
9thB3063252904
10thA348222611
11thB3066222903
12thB3059212202
13thA349202700
14thA3040183002
15thA350182103
16thB3061162101
17thA341131301
18thB3369131600
19thB3093121500
20thB306491002

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2006

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2006: 556.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2006

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2006: 168.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2006

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2006: 583.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years