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Bournemouth road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 560 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2009, and 671 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2008 (564), and casualties fell from 689.

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 2009
560
Down 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
671
Down 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2009

0.5% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6411%
  • Slight49388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious6710%
  • Slight60190%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 560, down 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 560
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (15%)
  • Tuesday108 (19%)
  • Wednesday89 (16%)
  • Thursday85 (15%)
  • Friday81 (14%)
  • Saturday66 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.3%)
  • February38 (6.8%)
  • March57 (10%)
  • April41 (7.3%)
  • May45 (8%)
  • June59 (11%)
  • July50 (8.9%)
  • August36 (6.4%)
  • September49 (8.8%)
  • October42 (7.5%)
  • November62 (11%)
  • December46 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight404 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds474 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry439 (78%)
  • Wet or damp106 (19%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph514 (92%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph27 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway459 (82%)
  • Roundabout46 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (48%)
  • Cyclist136 (20%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6%)
  • 16 to 20131 (20%)
  • 21 to 2580 (12%)
  • 26 to 35137 (20%)
  • 36 to 4583 (12%)
  • 46 to 5569 (10%)
  • 56 to 6554 (8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.7%)
  • Over 7523 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (68%)
  • Passenger126 (19%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car738 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (13%)
  • Motorcycle85 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2009, with 65 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2009

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2009: 41, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35414807
2ndA3060395202
3rdA347384414
4thA3049303504
5thA338294202
6thB3063242800
7thB3066222902
8thA341101002
9thA348101203
10thB3059101301
11thB30648901
12thA30401100
13thA311100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2009

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 528.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2009

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2009: 113.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2009

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,033 collisions in 2009, and 54% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years