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Bournemouth road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2023, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2022 (370), and casualties rose from 431.

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 2023
367
Down 1% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
434
Up 1% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2023

0.5% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2023 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6417%
  • Slight30182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7016%
  • Slight36283%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 367, down 1% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 367
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (17%)
  • Wednesday60 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (17%)
  • Friday53 (14%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6%)
  • February31 (8.4%)
  • March28 (7.6%)
  • April23 (6.3%)
  • May35 (9.5%)
  • June34 (9.3%)
  • July35 (9.5%)
  • August25 (6.8%)
  • September32 (8.7%)
  • October35 (9.5%)
  • November29 (7.9%)
  • December38 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (80%)
  • Wet or damp73 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph330 (90%)
  • 40 mph22 (6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (85%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (18%)
  • Pedestrian77 (18%)
  • Cyclist69 (16%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2050 (12%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3587 (20%)
  • 36 to 4587 (20%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.7%)
  • Over 7522 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (68%)
  • Pedestrian77 (18%)
  • Passenger62 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (64%)
  • Motorcycle85 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2023, with 35 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2023

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2023: 41, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35415019
2ndA347272803
3rdA3060192212
4thA338171901
5thB3066171906
6thB3063162602
7thA3049151701
8thA348111401
9thA34191203
10thB305991101
11thB30643301

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2023

Bournemouth had 341 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2023

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2023: 78.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2023

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 725 collisions in 2023, and 51% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years