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Bournemouth road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 686 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2005, and 877 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2004 (664), and casualties rose from 843.

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 2005
686
Up 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
877
Up 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2005

1.2% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2005 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious588.5%
  • Slight62090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious606.8%
  • Slight80992%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 686, up 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday111 (16%)
  • Thursday120 (17%)
  • Friday96 (14%)
  • Saturday104 (15%)
  • Sunday68 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8.9%)
  • February37 (5.4%)
  • March53 (7.7%)
  • April40 (5.8%)
  • May51 (7.4%)
  • June65 (9.5%)
  • July52 (7.6%)
  • August71 (10%)
  • September77 (11%)
  • October59 (8.6%)
  • November60 (8.7%)
  • December60 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight501 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit41 (6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds581 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry514 (75%)
  • Wet or damp164 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph615 (90%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph41 (6%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway545 (79%)
  • Roundabout77 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant476 (54%)
  • Cyclist156 (18%)
  • Pedestrian111 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6%)
  • 16 to 20166 (19%)
  • 21 to 25125 (14%)
  • 26 to 35163 (19%)
  • 36 to 45131 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.3%)
  • Over 7543 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider581 (66%)
  • Passenger185 (21%)
  • Pedestrian111 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car945 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle157 (12%)
  • Motorcycle100 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth in 2005

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2005, with 98 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2005

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2005: 52, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35527325
2ndA3049516403
3rdA3060506513
4thA338486502
5thB3066476208
6thB3063263312
7thA347252802
8thB3059192001
9thA348152300
10thA341131802
11thB3064131812
12thA491200

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2005

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 646.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2005

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2005: 152.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2005

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,399 collisions in 2005, and 49% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years