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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 686 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2018, and 822 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2017 (856), and casualties fell from 1,048.

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

Collisions in 2018
686
Down 20% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
822
Down 22% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2018

0.4% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious11216%
  • Slight57183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious11614%
  • Slight70386%

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. 2018 is highlighted, with 686, down 20% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 686
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (15%)
  • Tuesday124 (18%)
  • Wednesday107 (16%)
  • Thursday111 (16%)
  • Friday96 (14%)
  • Saturday79 (12%)
  • Sunday65 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (9%)
  • February53 (7.7%)
  • March41 (6%)
  • April46 (6.7%)
  • May67 (9.8%)
  • June63 (9.2%)
  • July68 (9.9%)
  • August53 (7.7%)
  • September54 (7.9%)
  • October65 (9.5%)
  • November64 (9.3%)
  • December50 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight528 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds589 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry545 (79%)
  • Wet or damp135 (20%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph566 (83%)
  • 40 mph62 (9%)
  • 50 mph27 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway564 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (10%)
  • Roundabout35 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant367 (45%)
  • Cyclist179 (22%)
  • Pedestrian119 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (14%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2094 (11%)
  • 21 to 2585 (10%)
  • 26 to 35171 (21%)
  • 36 to 45135 (16%)
  • 46 to 55112 (14%)
  • 56 to 6575 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.1%)
  • Over 7544 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider570 (69%)
  • Passenger133 (16%)
  • Pedestrian119 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car854 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle181 (14%)
  • Motorcycle113 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 42nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2018

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2018, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2018

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2018: 83, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358392017
2ndA3049384907
3rdA338314213
4thA3060303603
5thB3068293603
6thA347212406
7thB3059192503
8thA350171804
9thB3061161603
10thB3066161801
11thA349151902
12thB3074141402
13thA3040111103
14thA341101301
15thB306391101
16thB30739901
17thA3487910
18thB336961002
19thB30655503
20thA314701

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2018

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2018: 306.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2018

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2018: 86.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2018

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2018: 327.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years