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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,034 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2010, and 1,302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2009 (1,033), and casualties rose from 1,268.

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

Collisions in 2010
1,034
Level with 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,302
Up 3% on 2009
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2010

0.8% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious13213%
  • Slight89486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious14111%
  • Slight1,15288%

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. 2010 is highlighted, with 1,034, level with 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 1,034
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (13%)
  • Tuesday168 (16%)
  • Wednesday138 (13%)
  • Thursday165 (16%)
  • Friday162 (16%)
  • Saturday153 (15%)
  • Sunday113 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59157 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59256 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (7.2%)
  • February79 (7.6%)
  • March87 (8.4%)
  • April74 (7.2%)
  • May117 (11%)
  • June91 (8.8%)
  • July98 (9.5%)
  • August100 (9.7%)
  • September82 (7.9%)
  • October87 (8.4%)
  • November88 (8.5%)
  • December57 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight790 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit228 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds934 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (6.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry856 (83%)
  • Wet or damp153 (15%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph875 (85%)
  • 40 mph80 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph27 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph31 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway819 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout91 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant674 (52%)
  • Cyclist210 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist173 (13%)
  • Pedestrian162 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1567 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20226 (17%)
  • 21 to 25169 (13%)
  • 26 to 35252 (19%)
  • 36 to 45166 (13%)
  • 46 to 55182 (14%)
  • 56 to 6598 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.1%)
  • Over 7565 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider886 (68%)
  • Passenger254 (20%)
  • Pedestrian162 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,342 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle220 (11%)
  • Motorcycle188 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach55 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 20th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2010

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2010, with 55 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2010

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2010: 124, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35124164111
2ndA3049668728
3rdB3068405009
4thA347394703
5thA3060374804
6thA338354103
7thA350273600
8thB3063262904
9thA341252806
10thB3066212607
11thB3059192406
12thB3061181802
13thB3073182303
14thB3074162001
15thA348141811
16thA349121900
17thA337101201
18thB3369101510
19thA30407700
20thB30646602

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2010

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2010: 488.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2010

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2010: 120.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2010

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2010: 514.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years