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Bournemouth road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 406 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2016, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2015 (489), and casualties fell from 594.

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 2016
406
Down 17% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
535
Down 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2016

0.7% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6416%
  • Slight33983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight46687%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 406, down 17% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 406
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (17%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (17%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (11%)
  • February35 (8.6%)
  • March38 (9.4%)
  • April23 (5.7%)
  • May37 (9.1%)
  • June25 (6.2%)
  • July33 (8.1%)
  • August34 (8.4%)
  • September35 (8.6%)
  • October38 (9.4%)
  • November37 (9.1%)
  • December27 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (77%)
  • Wet or damp88 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph357 (88%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (83%)
  • Roundabout33 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (50%)
  • Cyclist96 (18%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2068 (13%)
  • 21 to 2576 (14%)
  • 26 to 35111 (21%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5568 (13%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3%)
  • Over 7519 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (65%)
  • Passenger107 (20%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (13%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2016, with 43 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2016

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2016: 41, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35415107
2ndA347344513
3rdA3049334101
4thA3060293709
5thA338233902
6thB3066202103
7thB3063142001
8thB3059111203
9thA348101301
10thA34171000
11thB30644602
12thA3882301
13thA13041100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2016

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 375.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2016

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2016: 82.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2016

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 796 collisions in 2016, and 51% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years