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Bournemouth road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2014, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2013 (518), and casualties rose from 619.

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 2014
529
Up 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
622
Level with 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2014

0.2% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2014 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6813%
  • Slight46087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6911%
  • Slight55289%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 529, up 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 529
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday114 (22%)
  • Saturday61 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.1%)
  • February44 (8.3%)
  • March45 (8.5%)
  • April33 (6.2%)
  • May38 (7.2%)
  • June42 (7.9%)
  • July54 (10%)
  • August48 (9.1%)
  • September40 (7.6%)
  • October47 (8.9%)
  • November42 (7.9%)
  • December48 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds462 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry421 (80%)
  • Wet or damp106 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph481 (91%)
  • 40 mph37 (7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (76%)
  • Roundabout65 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (41%)
  • Cyclist136 (22%)
  • Pedestrian99 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2081 (13%)
  • 21 to 25105 (17%)
  • 26 to 35127 (20%)
  • 36 to 4589 (14%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.5%)
  • Over 7533 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (62%)
  • Passenger138 (22%)
  • Pedestrian99 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car635 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (14%)
  • Motorcycle61 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach55 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2014, with 76 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2014

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2014: 46, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35465509
2ndA3049404407
3rdA3060354104
4thA338344505
5thA347333704
6thB3063242901
7thB3066182402
8thB3059131404
9thB3064101101
10thA3416701
11thA3485801

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2014

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 501.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2014

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2014: 124.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2014

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,011 collisions in 2014, and 52% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years