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Bournemouth road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2017, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2016 (406), and casualties fell from 535.

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 2017
440
Up 8% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
522
Down 2% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2017

0.9% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7417%
  • Slight36282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7815%
  • Slight44084%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 440, up 8% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 440
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (17%)
  • Thursday76 (17%)
  • Friday60 (14%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (10%)
  • February34 (7.7%)
  • March32 (7.3%)
  • April38 (8.6%)
  • May35 (8%)
  • June38 (8.6%)
  • July45 (10%)
  • August30 (6.8%)
  • September25 (5.7%)
  • October39 (8.9%)
  • November41 (9.3%)
  • December39 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (77%)
  • Wet or damp102 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2%)
  • 30 mph402 (91%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (39%)
  • Cyclist115 (22%)
  • Pedestrian94 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2066 (13%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 35116 (22%)
  • 36 to 4568 (13%)
  • 46 to 5571 (14%)
  • 56 to 6549 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.4%)
  • Over 7526 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (66%)
  • Pedestrian94 (18%)
  • Passenger85 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (15%)
  • Motorcycle72 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Bournemouth in 2017

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2017, with 56 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2017

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2017: 32, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA353238011
2ndA3060263004
3rdA338263302
4thA347243204
5thB3066162002
6thA3049131502
7thB3059121201
8thB3063101000
9thA34191301
10thA3486800
11thB30646601

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2017

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 422.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2017

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2017: 79.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2017

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 856 collisions in 2017, and 51% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years