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Bournemouth road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2018, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2017 (440), and casualties fell from 522.

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 2018
327
Down 26% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
391
Down 25% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2018

0.6% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2018 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4012%
  • Slight28587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight34789%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 327, down 26% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 327
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday47 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (10%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.6%)
  • February23 (7%)
  • March20 (6.1%)
  • April24 (7.3%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June25 (7.6%)
  • July29 (8.9%)
  • August27 (8.3%)
  • September32 (9.8%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November27 (8.3%)
  • December25 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (79%)
  • Wet or damp67 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph293 (90%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (42%)
  • Cyclist88 (23%)
  • Pedestrian69 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2045 (12%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9%)
  • 26 to 3586 (22%)
  • 36 to 4572 (18%)
  • 46 to 5558 (15%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.4%)
  • Over 7518 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (66%)
  • Pedestrian69 (18%)
  • Passenger65 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (15%)
  • Motorcycle49 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2018, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2018

The A3060 and A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2018, with 30 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3060303603
2ndA35303503
3rdA347212406
4thA3049202205
5thA338192411
6thB3066161801
7thB306391101
8thA34181001
9thA3487910
10thB30597801
11thB30644501

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2018

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 306.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2018

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2018: 78.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2018

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 686 collisions in 2018, and 48% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2018, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years