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Bournemouth road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 564 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2008, and 689 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (634), and casualties fell from 786.

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 2008
564
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
689
Down 12% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2008

0.2% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7613%
  • Slight48786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious7911%
  • Slight60988%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 564, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 564
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (12%)
  • Tuesday95 (17%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (17%)
  • Friday94 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.8%)
  • February54 (9.6%)
  • March39 (6.9%)
  • April51 (9%)
  • May45 (8%)
  • June39 (6.9%)
  • July56 (9.9%)
  • August45 (8%)
  • September47 (8.3%)
  • October60 (11%)
  • November48 (8.5%)
  • December36 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight429 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry441 (78%)
  • Wet or damp118 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph503 (89%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph28 (5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (79%)
  • Roundabout54 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (52%)
  • Cyclist117 (17%)
  • Pedestrian99 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20117 (17%)
  • 21 to 2588 (13%)
  • 26 to 35153 (22%)
  • 36 to 45108 (16%)
  • 46 to 5569 (10%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.6%)
  • Over 7528 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (68%)
  • Passenger124 (18%)
  • Pedestrian99 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car769 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (11%)
  • Motorcycle79 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2008, with 64 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2008

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2008: 58, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA355872010
2ndA3060445402
3rdA347414805
4thA3049334804
5thB3063283602
6thA338273504
7thB3066162204
8thB3059111300
9thB3064101210
10thA34891001
11thA3418900
12thB30681100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2008

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 529.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2008

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2008: 140.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2008

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,138 collisions in 2008, and 50% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years