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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,018 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2012, and 1,214 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2011 (1,074), and casualties fell from 1,296.

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

Collisions in 2012
1,018
Down 5% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,214
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2012

0.7% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2012 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious16716%
  • Slight84483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious17915%
  • Slight1,02785%

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. 2012 is highlighted, with 1,018, down 5% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 1,018
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (15%)
  • Tuesday172 (17%)
  • Wednesday127 (12%)
  • Thursday165 (16%)
  • Friday170 (17%)
  • Saturday126 (12%)
  • Sunday101 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59144 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59198 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59275 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (7.9%)
  • February74 (7.3%)
  • March77 (7.6%)
  • April86 (8.4%)
  • May84 (8.3%)
  • June84 (8.3%)
  • July79 (7.8%)
  • August73 (7.2%)
  • September94 (9.2%)
  • October122 (12%)
  • November94 (9.2%)
  • December71 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight779 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit227 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds888 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry775 (76%)
  • Wet or damp225 (22%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1%)
  • 30 mph882 (87%)
  • 40 mph71 (7%)
  • 50 mph30 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph18 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway805 (79%)
  • Roundabout106 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant539 (44%)
  • Cyclist233 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (15%)
  • Pedestrian172 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2%)
  • 11 to 1560 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20191 (16%)
  • 21 to 25156 (13%)
  • 26 to 35235 (19%)
  • 36 to 45180 (15%)
  • 46 to 55155 (13%)
  • 56 to 6587 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.8%)
  • Over 7566 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider806 (66%)
  • Passenger236 (19%)
  • Pedestrian172 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,202 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle241 (13%)
  • Motorcycle184 (10%)
  • Bus or coach72 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 18th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2012

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2012, with 74 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2012

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2012: 120, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35120139016
2ndA30495663010
3rdA347374308
4thA3060354305
5thA338335105
6thB3068313603
7thB3066272706
8thA350222216
9thB3059192212
10thB3063192003
11thA349182705
12thA348172413
13thB3073172100
14thB3074171902
15thB3061161821
16thA341131504
17thA3040111101
18thB3093111300
19thA337101101
20thB30648801

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2012

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2012: 484.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2012

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2012: 123.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2012

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2012: 518.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2012, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years