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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 975 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2013, and 1,198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2012 (1,018), and casualties fell from 1,214.

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

Collisions in 2013
975
Down 4% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
1,198
Down 1% on 2012
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2013

0.6% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2013 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious14415%
  • Slight82585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious14712%
  • Slight1,04587%

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. 2013 is highlighted, with 975, down 4% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 975
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (14%)
  • Tuesday159 (16%)
  • Wednesday149 (15%)
  • Thursday166 (17%)
  • Friday164 (17%)
  • Saturday116 (12%)
  • Sunday86 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59259 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.2%)
  • February63 (6.5%)
  • March66 (6.8%)
  • April75 (7.7%)
  • May77 (7.9%)
  • June76 (7.8%)
  • July87 (8.9%)
  • August79 (8.1%)
  • September81 (8.3%)
  • October102 (10%)
  • November113 (12%)
  • December86 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight717 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds866 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry764 (78%)
  • Wet or damp205 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph824 (85%)
  • 40 mph96 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph31 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway746 (77%)
  • Roundabout135 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant538 (45%)
  • Cyclist224 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (13%)
  • Pedestrian153 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20176 (15%)
  • 21 to 25159 (13%)
  • 26 to 35216 (18%)
  • 36 to 45190 (16%)
  • 46 to 55137 (11%)
  • 56 to 65100 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7568 (5.7%)
  • Over 7565 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider784 (65%)
  • Passenger261 (22%)
  • Pedestrian153 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,188 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle229 (13%)
  • Motorcycle167 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach74 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 18th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2013

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2013, with 63 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2013

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2013: 113, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35113132315
2ndA3049719308
3rdA347435907
4thA3060374704
5thB3059373814
6thA3383646010
7thB3068314607
8thB3066202601
9thB3063191904
10thA341182507
11thA350173005
12thA349162211
13thB3061162002
14thB3369131304
15thA3040121503
16thB3073121700
17thB3074111802
18thA348101002
19thB30939903
20thB30647801

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2013

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2013: 491.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2013

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2013: 105.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2013

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2013: 518.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2013, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years