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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 641 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2019, and 804 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2018 (686), and casualties fell from 822.

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

Collisions in 2019
641
Down 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
804
Down 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2019

0.9% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2019 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious11919%
  • Slight51680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious12916%
  • Slight66883%

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. 2019 is highlighted, with 641, down 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 641
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday95 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (15%)
  • Thursday106 (17%)
  • Friday111 (17%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.7%)
  • February49 (7.6%)
  • March52 (8.1%)
  • April49 (7.6%)
  • May57 (8.9%)
  • June63 (9.8%)
  • July66 (10%)
  • August48 (7.5%)
  • September44 (6.9%)
  • October54 (8.4%)
  • November58 (9%)
  • December45 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight499 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds542 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry484 (76%)
  • Wet or damp153 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph540 (84%)
  • 40 mph56 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway536 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout48 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (45%)
  • Cyclist163 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (15%)
  • Pedestrian92 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2081 (10%)
  • 21 to 2581 (10%)
  • 26 to 35152 (19%)
  • 36 to 45140 (17%)
  • 46 to 55114 (14%)
  • 56 to 6570 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7547 (5.8%)
  • Over 7554 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider571 (71%)
  • Passenger141 (18%)
  • Pedestrian92 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car804 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle164 (13%)
  • Motorcycle123 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 46th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2019

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2019, with 42 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2019

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2019: 68, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA356883215
2ndA30494853010
3rdB30682937010
4thA338223600
5thA3060213102
6thA350212403
7thB3059181923
8thB3061172101
9thA347151703
10thB3369152106
11thB3066141702
12thA341111502
13thA349111602
14thB3063101302
15thA304091001
16thA34871010
17thB306471103
18thB307371301
19thB30655501
20thB30745700

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2019

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2019: 299.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2019

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2019: 77.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2019

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2019: 311.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years