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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 595 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2020, and 702 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2019 (641), and casualties fell from 804.

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

Collisions in 2020
595
Down 7% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
702
Down 13% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2020

0.3% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2020 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious10317%
  • Slight49082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious10415%
  • Slight59685%

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. 2020 is highlighted, with 595, down 7% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 595
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (15%)
  • Tuesday105 (18%)
  • Wednesday71 (12%)
  • Thursday105 (18%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday77 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (13%)
  • February60 (10%)
  • March49 (8.2%)
  • April11 (1.8%)
  • May41 (6.9%)
  • June44 (7.4%)
  • July49 (8.2%)
  • August50 (8.4%)
  • September49 (8.2%)
  • October58 (9.7%)
  • November44 (7.4%)
  • December63 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight450 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds496 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry421 (71%)
  • Wet or damp171 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph523 (88%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (2%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (85%)
  • Roundabout51 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (41%)
  • Cyclist185 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (16%)
  • Pedestrian73 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2066 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2585 (12%)
  • 26 to 35142 (20%)
  • 36 to 45107 (15%)
  • 46 to 55115 (16%)
  • 56 to 6562 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7543 (6.1%)
  • Over 7522 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider540 (77%)
  • Passenger89 (13%)
  • Pedestrian73 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car705 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle186 (16%)
  • Motorcycle117 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 31st most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2020

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2020, with 33 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2020

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2020: 72, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA357283016
2ndA3049425618
3rdA347272902
4thB3068252705
5thA338202101
6thA3060151802
7thB3061101003
8thA304091303
9thA34191303
10thA3489901
11thB305991200
12thB30649902
13thB307491201
14thB336991102
15thB307381103
16thA34971101
17thA35071101
18thB30637702
19thB30667700
20thB30656900

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2020

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2020: 303.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2020

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2020: 67.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2020

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2020: 307.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years