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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 678 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2021, and 783 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2020 (595), and casualties rose from 702.

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

Collisions in 2021
678
Up 14% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
783
Up 12% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2021

0.9% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious13420%
  • Slight53879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious14018%
  • Slight63781%

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. 2021 is highlighted, with 678, up 14% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 678
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday121 (18%)
  • Wednesday102 (15%)
  • Thursday108 (16%)
  • Friday94 (14%)
  • Saturday91 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (3.8%)
  • February39 (5.8%)
  • March46 (6.8%)
  • April50 (7.4%)
  • May52 (7.7%)
  • June66 (9.7%)
  • July66 (9.7%)
  • August57 (8.4%)
  • September78 (12%)
  • October63 (9.3%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December65 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight524 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds616 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry563 (83%)
  • Wet or damp111 (16%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph565 (83%)
  • 40 mph55 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph24 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway532 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (12%)
  • Roundabout66 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (37%)
  • Cyclist190 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (17%)
  • Pedestrian109 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2085 (11%)
  • 21 to 2576 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35190 (24%)
  • 36 to 45128 (16%)
  • 46 to 55103 (13%)
  • 56 to 6571 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.6%)
  • Over 7535 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider579 (74%)
  • Pedestrian109 (14%)
  • Passenger95 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car763 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle193 (15%)
  • Motorcycle138 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)26 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 27th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2021

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2021, with 47 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2021

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2021: 89, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3589112219
2ndA30494450211
3rdB3068343903
4thA3060252902
5thA347222601
6thA338202502
7thA350161903
8thB3059161815
9thA348131602
10thB3061131503
11thB3066121205
12thB3073111103
13thA3040101103
14thB3074101100
15thB306391104
16thA3378902
17thA34981004
18thA3416801
19thB30646602
20thB30936702

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2021

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2021: 318.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2021

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2021: 77.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2021

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2021: 334.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2021, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years