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Bournemouth road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2020, and 346 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2019 (311), and casualties fell from 393.

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 2020
307
Down 1% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
346
Down 12% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2020

None of the collisions in Bournemouth in 2020 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5518%
  • Slight25282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5516%
  • Slight29184%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 307, down 1% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 307
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (17%)
  • Tuesday53 (17%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (13%)
  • February30 (9.8%)
  • March27 (8.8%)
  • April5 (1.6%)
  • May17 (5.5%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July15 (4.9%)
  • August20 (6.5%)
  • September25 (8.1%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November22 (7.2%)
  • December38 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (71%)
  • Wet or damp85 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph288 (94%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (84%)
  • Roundabout32 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (34%)
  • Cyclist99 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (18%)
  • Pedestrian44 (13%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2029 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2541 (12%)
  • 26 to 3574 (21%)
  • 36 to 4560 (17%)
  • 46 to 5555 (16%)
  • 56 to 6532 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.8%)
  • Over 756 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (78%)
  • Pedestrian44 (13%)
  • Passenger31 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car344 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (17%)
  • Motorcycle63 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2020, with 33 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2020

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2020: 32, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35323208
2ndA347262802
3rdA3049253405
4thA3060151802
5thA338131401
6thB30649902
7thA34171103
8thA3487701
9thB30637702
10thB30667700
11thB30596800
12thA3071100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2020

Bournemouth had 300 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2020

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2020: 63.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2020

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 595 collisions in 2020, and 52% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years