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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,011 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2014, and 1,244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2013 (975), and casualties rose from 1,198.

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

Collisions in 2014
1,011
Up 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,244
Up 4% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2014

0.3% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious16016%
  • Slight84884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.2%
  • Serious16914%
  • Slight1,07286%

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. 2014 is highlighted, with 1,011, up 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 1,011
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (14%)
  • Tuesday151 (15%)
  • Wednesday152 (15%)
  • Thursday161 (16%)
  • Friday196 (19%)
  • Saturday124 (12%)
  • Sunday89 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59143 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59251 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.8%)
  • February81 (8%)
  • March91 (9%)
  • April77 (7.6%)
  • May82 (8.1%)
  • June78 (7.7%)
  • July91 (9%)
  • August79 (7.8%)
  • September88 (8.7%)
  • October96 (9.5%)
  • November79 (7.8%)
  • December90 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight780 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit220 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds890 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry803 (79%)
  • Wet or damp205 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1%)
  • 30 mph857 (85%)
  • 40 mph78 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph35 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph17 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway747 (74%)
  • Roundabout140 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant590 (47%)
  • Cyclist247 (20%)
  • Pedestrian154 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (6%)
  • Van occupant13 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20159 (13%)
  • 21 to 25182 (15%)
  • 26 to 35238 (19%)
  • 36 to 45177 (14%)
  • 46 to 55145 (12%)
  • 56 to 6598 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7566 (5.3%)
  • Over 7576 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider813 (65%)
  • Passenger277 (22%)
  • Pedestrian154 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,259 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle253 (13%)
  • Motorcycle148 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach76 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 21st most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2014

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2014, with 76 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2014

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2014: 117, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35117139025
2ndA30496473011
3rdA338456008
4thA347364005
5thB3068364406
6thA3060354104
7thA350273806
8thB3063242901
9thB3059202306
10thB3061202506
11thB3066182402
12thB3073182306
13thA3040141902
14thA341111503
15thB3074111401
16thB3369112000
17thB3064101101
18thA34991000
19thB309381302
20thA34871001

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2014

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2014: 501.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2014

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2014: 124.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2014

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2014: 529.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years