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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 856 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2017, and 1,048 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2016 (796), and casualties fell from 1,072.

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

Collisions in 2017
856
Up 8% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,048
Down 2% on 2016
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2017

0.8% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious14217%
  • Slight70783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious14914%
  • Slight89285%

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. 2017 is highlighted, with 856, up 8% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 856
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (13%)
  • Tuesday133 (16%)
  • Wednesday131 (15%)
  • Thursday157 (18%)
  • Friday127 (15%)
  • Saturday103 (12%)
  • Sunday91 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (9%)
  • February77 (9%)
  • March73 (8.5%)
  • April73 (8.5%)
  • May56 (6.5%)
  • June79 (9.2%)
  • July76 (8.9%)
  • August75 (8.8%)
  • September63 (7.4%)
  • October66 (7.7%)
  • November74 (8.6%)
  • December67 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight650 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit188 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds694 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry658 (77%)
  • Wet or damp193 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph720 (84%)
  • 40 mph73 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph27 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway702 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout53 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (46%)
  • Cyclist204 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (15%)
  • Pedestrian144 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20123 (12%)
  • 21 to 25129 (12%)
  • 26 to 35219 (21%)
  • 36 to 45134 (13%)
  • 46 to 55151 (14%)
  • 56 to 6595 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7563 (6%)
  • Over 7556 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider713 (68%)
  • Passenger191 (18%)
  • Pedestrian144 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,037 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle212 (13%)
  • Motorcycle166 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 31st most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2017

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2017, with 56 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2017

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2017: 87, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3587101016
2ndA3049435105
3rdB3068385108
4thA338334602
5thA3060263004
6thA347243204
7thB3061222805
8thA349213202
9thB3059191903
10thB3073182404
11thB3066162002
12thB3074151601
13thA341141901
14thA350132012
15thB3369121502
16thA337111102
17thB3063101000
18thA3171111
19thA3487900
20thB30646601

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2017

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2017: 422.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2017

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2017: 101.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2017

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2017: 440.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years