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Bournemouth road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2021, and 381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2020 (307), and casualties rose from 346.

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 2021
334
Up 9% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
381
Up 10% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2021

0.6% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2021 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight27181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6216%
  • Slight31783%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 334, up 9% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 334
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (18%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday41 (12%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.5%)
  • February20 (6%)
  • March21 (6.3%)
  • April30 (9%)
  • May27 (8.1%)
  • June28 (8.4%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August29 (8.7%)
  • September39 (12%)
  • October23 (6.9%)
  • November33 (9.9%)
  • December34 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (85%)
  • Wet or damp49 (15%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph292 (87%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (11%)
  • Roundabout34 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (36%)
  • Cyclist94 (25%)
  • Pedestrian65 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2038 (10%)
  • 21 to 2533 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 35107 (28%)
  • 36 to 4566 (17%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.9%)
  • Over 7514 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (72%)
  • Pedestrian65 (17%)
  • Passenger43 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (15%)
  • Motorcycle61 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)18 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2021, with 47 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2021

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2021: 40, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35404608
2ndA3060252902
3rdA347222601
4thA338172201
5thA348131602
6thB3066121205
7thA30499903
8thB306391104
9thB30597712
10thA3416801
11thB30646602
12thB30491101

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2021

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 317.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2021

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2021: 77.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2021

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 678 collisions in 2021, and 49% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years