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Bournemouth road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 766 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2001, and 965 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2000 (765), and casualties fell from 1,001.

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 2001
766
Level with 2000
Casualties in 2001
965
Down 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2001

0.4% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2001 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious739.5%
  • Slight69090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious828.5%
  • Slight88091%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 766, level with 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (15%)
  • Tuesday128 (17%)
  • Wednesday99 (13%)
  • Thursday112 (15%)
  • Friday141 (18%)
  • Saturday111 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8%)
  • February47 (6.1%)
  • March53 (6.9%)
  • April63 (8.2%)
  • May89 (12%)
  • June65 (8.5%)
  • July57 (7.4%)
  • August60 (7.8%)
  • September56 (7.3%)
  • October69 (9%)
  • November72 (9.4%)
  • December74 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight541 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit197 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds652 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry578 (75%)
  • Wet or damp182 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph700 (91%)
  • 40 mph30 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph35 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway624 (81%)
  • Roundabout80 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant538 (56%)
  • Pedestrian141 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (13%)
  • Cyclist108 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20159 (16%)
  • 21 to 25129 (13%)
  • 26 to 35183 (19%)
  • 36 to 45143 (15%)
  • 46 to 5579 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.5%)
  • Over 7539 (4%)
  • Not recorded48 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider635 (66%)
  • Passenger189 (20%)
  • Pedestrian141 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,106 (76%)
  • Motorcycle130 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bournemouth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth in 2001

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2001, with 92 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2001

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2001: 61, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35618109
2ndA3049587208
3rdA3060547202
4thB3066507203
5thA338416023
6thA347384617
7thA341293801
8thB3063222300
9thB3064151501
10thB3059141802
11thA348101403
12thA3522200
13thA3881100
14thA601100
15thB60631100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2001

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 704.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2001

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2001: 140.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2001

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,488 collisions in 2001, and 51% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years