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Bournemouth road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2024, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2023 (367), and casualties fell from 434.

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 2024
334
Down 9% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
374
Down 14% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2024

0.3% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2024 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4915%
  • Slight28485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4913%
  • Slight32487%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 334, down 9% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (20%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (9.6%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (11%)
  • Sunday29 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.9%)
  • February18 (5.4%)
  • March23 (6.9%)
  • April24 (7.2%)
  • May29 (8.7%)
  • June39 (12%)
  • July30 (9%)
  • August33 (9.9%)
  • September32 (9.6%)
  • October28 (8.4%)
  • November23 (6.9%)
  • December22 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (78%)
  • Wet or damp69 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph306 (92%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (84%)
  • Roundabout34 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (23%)
  • Pedestrian70 (19%)
  • Cyclist62 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4%)
  • 16 to 2047 (13%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3570 (19%)
  • 36 to 4566 (18%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6538 (10%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (71%)
  • Pedestrian70 (19%)
  • Passenger38 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (63%)
  • Motorcycle90 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2024, with 32 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2024

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2024: 34, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35344106
2ndA3060192202
3rdA347171703
4thB3063151502
5thA3049141711
6thA338141902
7thB3066141502
8thA34191003
9thA34891100
10thB30594400
11thB30643300
12thA30401100

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2024

Bournemouth had 313 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2024

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2024: 64.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2024

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 707 collisions in 2024, and 47% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2024.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years