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Bournemouth road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 834 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2002, and 1,135 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2001 (766), and casualties rose from 965.

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 2002
834
Up 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,135
Up 18% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2002

0.4% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious9211%
  • Slight73989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious1129.9%
  • Slight1,02090%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 834, up 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (14%)
  • Tuesday121 (15%)
  • Wednesday140 (17%)
  • Thursday132 (16%)
  • Friday120 (14%)
  • Saturday113 (14%)
  • Sunday93 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (11%)
  • February72 (8.6%)
  • March53 (6.4%)
  • April76 (9.1%)
  • May64 (7.7%)
  • June60 (7.2%)
  • July65 (7.8%)
  • August63 (7.6%)
  • September64 (7.7%)
  • October85 (10%)
  • November82 (9.8%)
  • December56 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight572 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds660 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry544 (65%)
  • Wet or damp284 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph776 (93%)
  • 40 mph25 (3%)
  • 50 mph31 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway697 (84%)
  • Roundabout83 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant660 (58%)
  • Pedestrian155 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (13%)
  • Cyclist107 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1557 (5%)
  • 16 to 20199 (18%)
  • 21 to 25153 (13%)
  • 26 to 35226 (20%)
  • 36 to 45149 (13%)
  • 46 to 5588 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.5%)
  • Over 7548 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded76 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider712 (63%)
  • Passenger268 (24%)
  • Pedestrian155 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,158 (74%)
  • Motorcycle150 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (7%)
  • Other vehicle78 (5%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2002, with 98 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2002

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2002: 82, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358211219
2ndA3049497804
3rdA3060476105
4thB3066436308
5thA347426113
6thA338375306
7thB3063292902
8thA341243014
9thB3059242802
10thA348193202
11thB3064162201
12thB30603300
13thB30613400
14thA30611100
15thA30631100
16thA3071100
17thA3451100
18thA3491300
19thB3651100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2002

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 774.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2002

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2002: 169.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2002

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,542 collisions in 2002, and 54% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years