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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 707 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2024, and 793 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2023 (725), and casualties fell from 869.

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

Collisions in 2024
707
Down 2% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
793
Down 9% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2024

0.4% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2024 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious10715%
  • Slight59784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious10814%
  • Slight68286%

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. 2024 is highlighted, with 707, down 2% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 707
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (18%)
  • Tuesday119 (17%)
  • Wednesday85 (12%)
  • Thursday101 (14%)
  • Friday127 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (12%)
  • Sunday65 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (9.5%)
  • February51 (7.2%)
  • March52 (7.4%)
  • April57 (8.1%)
  • May56 (7.9%)
  • June70 (9.9%)
  • July62 (8.8%)
  • August52 (7.4%)
  • September59 (8.3%)
  • October65 (9.2%)
  • November64 (9.1%)
  • December52 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight534 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds615 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry576 (81%)
  • Wet or damp124 (18%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph608 (86%)
  • 40 mph56 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway597 (84%)
  • Roundabout62 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (22%)
  • Cyclist150 (19%)
  • Pedestrian139 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5%)
  • 16 to 20106 (13%)
  • 21 to 2595 (12%)
  • 26 to 35147 (19%)
  • 36 to 45144 (18%)
  • 46 to 5580 (10%)
  • 56 to 6582 (10%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.7%)
  • Over 7536 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider574 (72%)
  • Pedestrian139 (18%)
  • Passenger80 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car803 (63%)
  • Motorcycle183 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle153 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 28th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2024

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area and Parkstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH14 0BJ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2024, with 32 collisions each.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2024

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2024: 81, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358192110
2ndA3049404722
3rdB3068363809
4thA3060192202
5thA347181803
6thB3061171703
7thA338152002
8thB3063151502
9thA341141705
10thB3066141502
11thB3073131503
12thA350121204
13thB3074121203
14thA349111200
15thA304091001
16thA34891100
17thB30597700
18thA3376801
19thB33695801
20thA313300

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2024

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2024: 314.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2024

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2024: 84.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2024

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2024: 334.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2024, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years