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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,074 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2011, and 1,296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2010 (1,034), and casualties fell from 1,302.

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

Collisions in 2011
1,074
Up 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,296
Level with 2010
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2011

0.5% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2011 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious13412%
  • Slight93587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious13610%
  • Slight1,15589%

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. 2011 is highlighted, with 1,074, up 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 1,074
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday174 (16%)
  • Tuesday135 (13%)
  • Wednesday172 (16%)
  • Thursday158 (15%)
  • Friday191 (18%)
  • Saturday153 (14%)
  • Sunday91 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59147 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59158 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59216 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59276 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59166 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (8%)
  • February68 (6.3%)
  • March101 (9.4%)
  • April91 (8.5%)
  • May99 (9.2%)
  • June87 (8.1%)
  • July83 (7.7%)
  • August71 (6.6%)
  • September95 (8.8%)
  • October110 (10%)
  • November87 (8.1%)
  • December96 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight802 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit262 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds958 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (7.8%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry894 (83%)
  • Wet or damp180 (17%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph945 (88%)
  • 40 mph73 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph28 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph11 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway864 (80%)
  • Roundabout101 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant632 (49%)
  • Cyclist256 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (13%)
  • Pedestrian154 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2%)
  • 11 to 1564 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20195 (15%)
  • 21 to 25166 (13%)
  • 26 to 35284 (22%)
  • 36 to 45199 (15%)
  • 46 to 55130 (10%)
  • 56 to 6598 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.5%)
  • Over 7566 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider894 (69%)
  • Passenger248 (19%)
  • Pedestrian154 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,382 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle259 (13%)
  • Motorcycle175 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (3%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 17th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2011

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2011, with 68 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2011

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2011: 127, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35127158219
2ndA3049536915
3rdB30684957010
4thA347434905
5thA338364715
6thA3060334901
7thB3059323503
8thA348263705
9thB3066252903
10thA341232905
11thA350232705
12thB3061232901
13thB3063202305
14thB3074192802
15thB3073182302
16thA349141601
17thA3040121400
18thB3369121300
19thB30938900
20thB30647701

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2011

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2011: 514.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2011

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2011: 120.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2011

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2011: 550.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2011, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years