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Bournemouth road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 370 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2022, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2021 (334), and casualties rose from 381.

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 2022
370
Up 11% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
431
Up 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2022

None of the collisions in Bournemouth in 2022 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight31385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight37286%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 370, up 11% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 370
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7%)
  • February18 (4.9%)
  • March32 (8.6%)
  • April26 (7%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July26 (7%)
  • August22 (5.9%)
  • September34 (9.2%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November30 (8.1%)
  • December36 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (79%)
  • Wet or damp74 (20%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph349 (94%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (82%)
  • Roundabout38 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (38%)
  • Cyclist89 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (18%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2054 (13%)
  • 21 to 2563 (15%)
  • 26 to 3588 (20%)
  • 36 to 4565 (15%)
  • 46 to 5561 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.2%)
  • Over 7514 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (69%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)
  • Passenger64 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (13%)
  • Motorcycle77 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (7.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2022, with 51 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2022

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2022: 37, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35374408
2ndA3060192501
3rdA347192102
4thB3066171800
5thA3049161902
6thA338151500
7thB3063131501
8thB306491301
9thB30598902
10thA34861002
11thA3415602

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2022

Bournemouth had 360 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2022

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2022: 75.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2022

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 737 collisions in 2022, and 50% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years