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Bournemouth road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 765 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2000, and 1,001 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1999 (735), and casualties rose from 951.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 28,277 collisions in Bournemouth.

District council until April 2019, now part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 2000
765
Up 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,001
Up 5% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2000

0.5% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious8812%
  • Slight67388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious10110%
  • Slight89690%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 765, up 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025338372
2024334374
2023367434
2022370431
2021334381
2020307346
2019311393
2018327391
2017440522
2016406535
2015489594
2014529622
2013518619
2012518611
2011550656
2010514642
2009560671
2008564689
2007634786
2006583727
2005686877
2004664843
2003679877
20028341,135
2001766965
20007651,001
1999735951
1998685862
1997661838
1996676910
1995635781
1994640824
1993568720
1992553704
1991620790
1990627796
1989727885
1988736881
1987733888
1986782971
1985803978
19848581,037
1983727878
1982815991
1981738911
1980768969
19798031,025

When and where crashes happen in Bournemouth in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (15%)
  • Tuesday120 (16%)
  • Wednesday97 (13%)
  • Thursday111 (15%)
  • Friday120 (16%)
  • Saturday105 (14%)
  • Sunday96 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59194 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.8%)
  • February56 (7.3%)
  • March66 (8.6%)
  • April65 (8.5%)
  • May59 (7.7%)
  • June53 (6.9%)
  • July58 (7.6%)
  • August71 (9.3%)
  • September58 (7.6%)
  • October78 (10%)
  • November89 (12%)
  • December52 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight545 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit201 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds590 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry497 (65%)
  • Wet or damp266 (35%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph708 (93%)
  • 40 mph26 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph31 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway591 (77%)
  • Roundabout80 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant558 (56%)
  • Pedestrian150 (15%)
  • Cyclist134 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1567 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20150 (15%)
  • 21 to 25129 (13%)
  • 26 to 35186 (19%)
  • 36 to 45125 (12%)
  • 46 to 5578 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.9%)
  • Over 7548 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded73 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider621 (62%)
  • Passenger230 (23%)
  • Pedestrian150 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,078 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle107 (7.4%)
  • Other vehicle46 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Bournemouth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2000

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2000: 74, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA357488010
2ndA3060536902
3rdB3066455803
4thA347434803
5thA338345013
6thA3049334716
7thA341314105
8thB3059233005
9thB3063182501
10thA348172403
11thB306491400
12thB30614500
13thA343300
14thA30441100
15thA30471100
16thA30661100
17thA3201100
18thA3531101
19thA491100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2000

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 700.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2000

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2000: 158.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2000

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,477 collisions in 2000, and 52% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years