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Bournemouth road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 679 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2003, and 877 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2002 (834), and casualties fell from 1,135.

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 2003
679
Down 19% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
877
Down 23% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2003

0.9% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious7311%
  • Slight60088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious809.1%
  • Slight79190%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 679, down 19% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (15%)
  • Thursday119 (18%)
  • Friday113 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.7%)
  • February47 (6.9%)
  • March61 (9%)
  • April58 (8.5%)
  • May48 (7.1%)
  • June61 (9%)
  • July63 (9.3%)
  • August52 (7.7%)
  • September49 (7.2%)
  • October64 (9.4%)
  • November56 (8.2%)
  • December61 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight490 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds576 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry494 (73%)
  • Wet or damp176 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph645 (95%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph25 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway524 (77%)
  • Roundabout80 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (14%)
  • Pedestrian120 (14%)
  • Cyclist102 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20167 (19%)
  • 21 to 25133 (15%)
  • 26 to 35155 (18%)
  • 36 to 45116 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.9%)
  • Over 7526 (3%)
  • Not recorded79 (9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider571 (65%)
  • Passenger186 (21%)
  • Pedestrian120 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car951 (73%)
  • Motorcycle126 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2003, with 88 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2003

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2003: 63, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35637505
2ndA3060496113
3rdA338415703
4thB3066385611
5thA3049253112
6thB3063253214
7thA341243202
8thA347182803
9thB3059151503
10thB3064111611
11thA348101102
12thA3741100
13thB30361100
14thB30601500
15thB3411100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2003

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 646.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2003

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2003: 153.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2003

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,411 collisions in 2003, and 48% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years