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Bournemouth road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2015, and 594 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2014 (529), and casualties fell from 622.

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 2015
489
Down 8% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
594
Down 5% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2015

0.4% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2015 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6613%
  • Slight42186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7012%
  • Slight52288%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 489, down 8% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 489
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday94 (19%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday79 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (10%)
  • February46 (9.4%)
  • March41 (8.4%)
  • April47 (9.6%)
  • May28 (5.7%)
  • June46 (9.4%)
  • July41 (8.4%)
  • August29 (5.9%)
  • September34 (7%)
  • October40 (8.2%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December39 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds403 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (76%)
  • Wet or damp109 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph449 (92%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (82%)
  • Roundabout49 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (43%)
  • Cyclist139 (23%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2091 (15%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 35132 (22%)
  • 36 to 4576 (13%)
  • 46 to 5574 (12%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.2%)
  • Over 7528 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (67%)
  • Passenger114 (19%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (15%)
  • Motorcycle79 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth in 2015

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2015, with 58 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2015

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2015: 39, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35395010
2ndA3049364008
3rdA338274203
4thA3060263511
5thA347212805
6thB3063202503
7thB3066171904
8thB3059151900
9thA348121200
10thB306491001
11thA3416800
12thB30681100
13thB30741100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2015

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 464.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2015

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2015: 115.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2015

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 916 collisions in 2015, and 53% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2015, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years