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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 677 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2025, and 764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2024 (707), and casualties fell from 793.

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

Collisions in 2025
677
Down 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
764
Down 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2025

0.9% of collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 16% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious15823%
  • Slight51376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious16522%
  • Slight59378%

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. 2025 is highlighted, with 677, down 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 677
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (12%)
  • Tuesday121 (18%)
  • Wednesday104 (15%)
  • Thursday117 (17%)
  • Friday116 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.4%)
  • February41 (6.1%)
  • March52 (7.7%)
  • April59 (8.7%)
  • May72 (11%)
  • June61 (9%)
  • July56 (8.3%)
  • August46 (6.8%)
  • September66 (9.7%)
  • October51 (7.5%)
  • November56 (8.3%)
  • December60 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight510 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds592 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry538 (79%)
  • Wet or damp132 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph34 (5%)
  • 30 mph559 (83%)
  • 40 mph46 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway533 (79%)
  • Roundabout75 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant286 (37%)
  • Cyclist151 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (20%)
  • Pedestrian124 (16%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20103 (13%)
  • 21 to 2582 (11%)
  • 26 to 35140 (18%)
  • 36 to 45116 (15%)
  • 46 to 5589 (12%)
  • 56 to 6579 (10%)
  • 66 to 7551 (6.7%)
  • Over 7542 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider556 (73%)
  • Pedestrian124 (16%)
  • Passenger84 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car762 (62%)
  • Motorcycle165 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle156 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)19 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the 29th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2025

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2025, with 37 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with the most crashes in 2025

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2025: 86, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3586100023
2ndA30494751216
3rdA3060273103
4thA338252704
5thB3073192503
6thB3068151504
7thA347141505
8thB3059141514
9thA350131313
10thB3074121603
11thB3369121504
12thB3066111104
13thB306481003
14thA30407803
15thB30637803
16thA3496602
17thA315702
18thB30615601
19thA3414401
20thA3484401

Towns in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2025

Bournemouth had the most collisions of any town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2025: 316.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: crashes in 2025

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2025: 86.

Former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2025

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Bournemouth had the most collisions in 2025: 338.

Latest crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2025, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accidents in other years