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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 725 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2023, and 869 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2022 (737), and casualties rose from 855.

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

Collisions in 2023
725
Down 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
869
Up 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2023

0.8% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2023 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious12117%
  • Slight59882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious13015%
  • Slight73384%

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. 2023 is highlighted, with 725, down 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 725
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (15%)
  • Tuesday123 (17%)
  • Wednesday117 (16%)
  • Thursday124 (17%)
  • Friday102 (14%)
  • Saturday89 (12%)
  • Sunday64 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (6.5%)
  • February58 (8%)
  • March52 (7.2%)
  • April55 (7.6%)
  • May63 (8.7%)
  • June58 (8%)
  • July78 (11%)
  • August53 (7.3%)
  • September61 (8.4%)
  • October76 (10%)
  • November60 (8.3%)
  • December64 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight529 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds624 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry563 (78%)
  • Wet or damp160 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph608 (84%)
  • 40 mph56 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph17 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway615 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout47 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (17%)
  • Cyclist145 (17%)
  • Pedestrian128 (15%)
  • Van occupant17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2098 (11%)
  • 21 to 2597 (11%)
  • 26 to 35167 (19%)
  • 36 to 45146 (17%)
  • 46 to 55115 (13%)
  • 56 to 6584 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7545 (5.2%)
  • Over 7550 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider619 (71%)
  • Pedestrian128 (15%)
  • Passenger122 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car866 (65%)
  • Motorcycle158 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle149 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (6.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)20 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 27th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2023

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2023, with 35 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2023

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2023: 92, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3592105115
2ndA3049465102
3rdA347272803
4thA338232802
5thB3068202104
6thA3060192212
7thB3059172103
8thB3066171906
9thB3063162602
10thA341142004
11thB3369141803
12thA348131601
13thA349111401
14thA350111302
15thB3061101404
16thB3073101711
17thA30406701
18thA315800
19thA3374501
20thB30643301

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2023

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2023: 344.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2023

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2023: 80.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2023

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2023: 367.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years