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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,138 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2008, and 1,435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2007 (1,210), and casualties fell from 1,579.

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

Collisions in 2008
1,138
Down 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,435
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2008

0.9% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious14813%
  • Slight98086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious15511%
  • Slight1,27089%

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. 2008 is highlighted, with 1,138, down 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 1,138
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (12%)
  • Tuesday191 (17%)
  • Wednesday166 (15%)
  • Thursday187 (16%)
  • Friday190 (17%)
  • Saturday155 (14%)
  • Sunday112 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59171 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59329 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (7.5%)
  • February108 (9.5%)
  • March71 (6.2%)
  • April100 (8.8%)
  • May86 (7.6%)
  • June76 (6.7%)
  • July111 (9.8%)
  • August94 (8.3%)
  • September100 (8.8%)
  • October112 (9.8%)
  • November102 (9%)
  • December93 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight855 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit252 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds990 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry888 (78%)
  • Wet or damp237 (21%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph932 (82%)
  • 40 mph77 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph50 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph33 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph34 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway886 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (11%)
  • Roundabout107 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant789 (55%)
  • Cyclist207 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist196 (14%)
  • Pedestrian178 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1031 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1579 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20265 (18%)
  • 21 to 25171 (12%)
  • 26 to 35290 (20%)
  • 36 to 45224 (16%)
  • 46 to 55141 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6592 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7563 (4.4%)
  • Over 7567 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider997 (69%)
  • Passenger260 (18%)
  • Pedestrian178 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,567 (72%)
  • Motorcycle211 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle210 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 17th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2008

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2008, with 64 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2008

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2008: 145, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35145183321
2ndA30497912028
3rdA3060445402
4thA350436408
5thA347414805
6thB3068404813
7thA338364605
8thB3063283602
9thB3061242804
10thB3059182101
11thB3073183103
12thA349172601
13thB3074172400
14thB3066162204
15thA337131612
16thA341131700
17thB3064101210
18thA30409911
19thA34891001
20thB309381001

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2008

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2008: 530.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2008

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2008: 141.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2008

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2008: 564.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years