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Bournemouth road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 550 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2011, and 656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2010 (514), and casualties rose from 642.

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 2011
550
Up 7% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
656
Up 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2011

0.4% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2011 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6913%
  • Slight47987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7111%
  • Slight58389%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 550, up 7% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 550
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday85 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (14%)
  • Friday97 (18%)
  • Saturday83 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.8%)
  • February42 (7.6%)
  • March48 (8.7%)
  • April51 (9.3%)
  • May44 (8%)
  • June38 (6.9%)
  • July45 (8.2%)
  • August35 (6.4%)
  • September42 (7.6%)
  • October66 (12%)
  • November45 (8.2%)
  • December51 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds489 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry461 (84%)
  • Wet or damp89 (16%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph501 (91%)
  • 40 mph31 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway444 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout48 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (45%)
  • Cyclist137 (21%)
  • Pedestrian102 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5%)
  • 16 to 2097 (15%)
  • 21 to 2581 (12%)
  • 26 to 35143 (22%)
  • 36 to 45100 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (10%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.6%)
  • Over 7531 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (65%)
  • Passenger125 (19%)
  • Pedestrian102 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car695 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (14%)
  • Motorcycle86 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2011, with 68 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2011

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2011: 59, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35597109
2ndA347384305
3rdA3060334901
4thA338293614
5thA3049253001
6thB3066252903
7thA348243205
8thB3063202305
9thB3059131601
10thA341111502
11thB30647701

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2011

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 513.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2011

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2011: 120.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2011

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,074 collisions in 2011, and 51% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years