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Bournemouth road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 583 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2006, and 727 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2005 (686), 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 2006
583
Down 15% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
727
Down 17% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2006

1% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious6311%
  • Slight51488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious679.2%
  • Slight65490%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 583, down 15% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 583
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (12%)
  • Tuesday91 (16%)
  • Wednesday97 (17%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday95 (16%)
  • Saturday87 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.1%)
  • February49 (8.4%)
  • March55 (9.4%)
  • April45 (7.7%)
  • May46 (7.9%)
  • June46 (7.9%)
  • July53 (9.1%)
  • August43 (7.4%)
  • September58 (9.9%)
  • October47 (8.1%)
  • November51 (8.7%)
  • December60 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight445 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds490 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry432 (74%)
  • Wet or damp148 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph529 (91%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph33 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway455 (78%)
  • Roundabout68 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (55%)
  • Pedestrian105 (14%)
  • Cyclist97 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20135 (19%)
  • 21 to 25105 (14%)
  • 26 to 35140 (19%)
  • 36 to 45106 (15%)
  • 46 to 5583 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.3%)
  • Over 7540 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider478 (66%)
  • Passenger144 (20%)
  • Pedestrian105 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car816 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle88 (8%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2006, with 86 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2006

The A3060 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2006: 53, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3060537004
2ndA35425614
3rdA338405614
4thA347354315
5thA3049283202
6thB3063252904
7thB3066222903
8thA348151711
9thB3059111201
10thA3419901
11thB306491002

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2006

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 556.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2006

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2006: 134.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2006

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,178 collisions in 2006, and 49% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years