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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,210 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2007, and 1,579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2006 (1,178), and casualties rose from 1,476.

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

Collisions in 2007
1,210
Up 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,579
Up 7% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2007

0.5% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious17615%
  • Slight1,02885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious19612%
  • Slight1,37687%

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. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,210, up 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday183 (15%)
  • Tuesday195 (16%)
  • Wednesday196 (16%)
  • Thursday177 (15%)
  • Friday192 (16%)
  • Saturday152 (13%)
  • Sunday115 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59179 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59164 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59207 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59308 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January107 (8.8%)
  • February87 (7.2%)
  • March89 (7.4%)
  • April86 (7.1%)
  • May117 (9.7%)
  • June86 (7.1%)
  • July91 (7.5%)
  • August117 (9.7%)
  • September103 (8.5%)
  • October118 (9.8%)
  • November117 (9.7%)
  • December92 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight889 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit290 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,019 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry887 (73%)
  • Wet or damp312 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,031 (85%)
  • 40 mph64 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph43 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph30 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph40 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway941 (78%)
  • Roundabout138 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant900 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist232 (15%)
  • Cyclist187 (12%)
  • Pedestrian158 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1047 (3%)
  • 11 to 1571 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20317 (20%)
  • 21 to 25189 (12%)
  • 26 to 35323 (20%)
  • 36 to 45247 (16%)
  • 46 to 55151 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6597 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7558 (3.7%)
  • Over 7559 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,073 (68%)
  • Passenger348 (22%)
  • Pedestrian158 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,727 (73%)
  • Motorcycle239 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle190 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach57 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 18th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2007

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2007, with 78 collisions, 18 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2007

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2007: 123, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35123142115
2ndA304962103011
3rdA338558003
4thA3060515906
5thB3068404505
6thA347364419
7thA350364803
8thB3059253506
9thB3063243303
10thA349224302
11thA341213110
12thB3073213213
13thB3061171702
14thA348152605
15thB3066141901
16thB3074141612
17thA337101202
18thB3064101103
19thA304091301
20thB309391100

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2007

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2007: 609.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2007

BH23 and BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2007, with 157 each.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2007

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2007: 634.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years