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Bournemouth road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 2025, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2024 (334), and casualties fell from 374.

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 2025
338
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
372
Down 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 2025

0.9% of collisions in Bournemouth in 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7923%
  • Slight25676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious8222%
  • Slight28777%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 338, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 338
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (17%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.5%)
  • February17 (5%)
  • March29 (8.6%)
  • April31 (9.2%)
  • May33 (9.8%)
  • June33 (9.8%)
  • July29 (8.6%)
  • August23 (6.8%)
  • September27 (8%)
  • October27 (8%)
  • November24 (7.1%)
  • December33 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (78%)
  • Wet or damp70 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (5%)
  • 30 mph299 (88%)
  • 40 mph17 (5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (82%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.8%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant126 (34%)
  • Pedestrian79 (21%)
  • Cyclist74 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (18%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2041 (11%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3574 (20%)
  • 36 to 4565 (17%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (10%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7%)
  • Over 7517 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (69%)
  • Pedestrian79 (21%)
  • Passenger35 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car372 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (13%)
  • Motorcycle72 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)12 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bournemouth in 2025, with 37 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 2025

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 2025: 33, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA353336013
2ndA3060273103
3rdA338192104
4thA3049161618
5thA347141505
6thB3066111104
7thB306481003
8thB30637803
9thB30594502
10thA3413300
11thA3482201

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 2025

Bournemouth had 316 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 2025

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 2025: 67.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2025

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 677 collisions in 2025, and 50% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years