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Bournemouth road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 664 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2004, and 843 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (679), and casualties fell from 877.

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 2004
664
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
843
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2004

0.6% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7411%
  • Slight58688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious819.6%
  • Slight75890%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 664, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday98 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (15%)
  • Thursday102 (15%)
  • Friday104 (16%)
  • Saturday89 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (11%)
  • February54 (8.1%)
  • March50 (7.5%)
  • April42 (6.3%)
  • May63 (9.5%)
  • June48 (7.2%)
  • July61 (9.2%)
  • August46 (6.9%)
  • September52 (7.8%)
  • October65 (9.8%)
  • November68 (10%)
  • December44 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds557 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry462 (70%)
  • Wet or damp195 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph609 (92%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph40 (6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway526 (79%)
  • Roundabout63 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant473 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (14%)
  • Pedestrian115 (14%)
  • Cyclist95 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20143 (17%)
  • 21 to 2599 (12%)
  • 26 to 35147 (17%)
  • 36 to 45116 (14%)
  • 46 to 5574 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.7%)
  • Over 7544 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded66 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (67%)
  • Passenger162 (19%)
  • Pedestrian115 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car957 (75%)
  • Motorcycle114 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (7.4%)
  • Other vehicle38 (3%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (1.3%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2004, with 84 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2004

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2004: 59, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35598116
2ndB3066567007
3rdA338466815
4thA3049384405
5thA3060384904
6thA341293613
7thA347283404
8thB3063222603
9thB3059172101
10thA348141400
11thB30647800

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2004

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 623.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2004

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2004: 132.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2004

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,339 collisions in 2004, and 50% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years