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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 916 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2015, and 1,155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (1,011), and casualties fell from 1,244.

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

Collisions in 2015
916
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,155
Down 7% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2015

0.7% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious13415%
  • Slight77685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious15614%
  • Slight99386%

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. 2015 is highlighted, with 916, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 916
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (14%)
  • Tuesday140 (15%)
  • Wednesday159 (17%)
  • Thursday151 (16%)
  • Friday148 (16%)
  • Saturday104 (11%)
  • Sunday86 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59134 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59160 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59233 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (8.6%)
  • February81 (8.8%)
  • March81 (8.8%)
  • April89 (9.7%)
  • May64 (7%)
  • June88 (9.6%)
  • July76 (8.3%)
  • August60 (6.6%)
  • September70 (7.6%)
  • October70 (7.6%)
  • November97 (11%)
  • December61 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight675 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit215 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds767 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry713 (78%)
  • Wet or damp195 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph772 (84%)
  • 40 mph80 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph22 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph18 (2%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway761 (83%)
  • Roundabout80 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant551 (48%)
  • Cyclist228 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (13%)
  • Pedestrian140 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20157 (14%)
  • 21 to 25156 (14%)
  • 26 to 35223 (19%)
  • 36 to 45149 (13%)
  • 46 to 55157 (14%)
  • 56 to 6587 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7559 (5.1%)
  • Over 7572 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider794 (69%)
  • Passenger221 (19%)
  • Pedestrian140 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,119 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle230 (13%)
  • Motorcycle155 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 23rd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2015

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2015, with 58 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2015

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2015: 105, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35105140213
2ndA30495571012
3rdA338325204
4thB3068323609
5thB3059273301
6thA3060263511
7thA347212805
8thB3063202503
9thB3066171904
10thA350152301
11thB3074142001
12thA348131301
13thB3073132003
14thA3040121300
15thB3061121600
16thA337111302
17thA341111502
18thA31101911
19thA34991001
20thB306491001

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2015

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2015: 465.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2015

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2015: 115.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2015

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2015: 489.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2015, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years