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Christchurch road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,439 road traffic collisions in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025, and 8,411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 114 were fatal and 1,088 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 86 collisions, up 15% on 2024 (75), and casualties rose from 87 to 100.

District council until April 2019, now part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
6,439
Casualties
8,411
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
114
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
86
Up 15% on 2024

Crash severity in Christchurch

1.8% of collisions in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1141.8%
  • Serious1,08817%
  • Slight5,23781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1201.4%
  • Serious1,22415%
  • Slight7,06784%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. In 2025 there were 86, up 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 86
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202586100
20247587
202380108
20228298
20217185
20206785
20195576
20187596
2017102128
201685126
2015113145
201496115
2013104124
2012119146
2011105123
2010114135
2009121150
2008140186
2007158215
2006169220
2005174239
2004178252
2003145196
2002184262
2001217297
2000211284
1999164226
1998186271
1997159211
1996152200
1995133179
1994128166
1993142192
1992132173
1991124164
1990157213
1989173223
1988169224
1987154225
1986165208
1985168208
1984166196
1983182222
1982185245
1981140167
1980156184
1979178236

When and where crashes happen in Christchurch

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday906 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,012 (16%)
  • Wednesday921 (14%)
  • Thursday1,031 (16%)
  • Friday1,016 (16%)
  • Saturday868 (13%)
  • Sunday685 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59161 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5957 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59785 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,043 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,280 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,617 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59545 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January513 (8%)
  • February435 (6.8%)
  • March504 (7.8%)
  • April467 (7.3%)
  • May538 (8.4%)
  • June529 (8.2%)
  • July584 (9.1%)
  • August624 (9.7%)
  • September539 (8.4%)
  • October566 (8.8%)
  • November619 (9.6%)
  • December520 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,911 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,012 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting310 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit158 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown48 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,396 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds758 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds61 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds59 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist37 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other81 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry4,651 (72%)
  • Wet or damp1,685 (26%)
  • Frost or ice78 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep12 (0.2%)
  • Snow12 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph3,867 (60%)
  • 40 mph993 (15%)
  • 50 mph111 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph840 (13%)
  • 70 mph596 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,733 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway932 (14%)
  • Roundabout727 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Christchurch

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant4,726 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist1,236 (15%)
  • Cyclist1,077 (13%)
  • Pedestrian935 (11%)
  • Van occupant175 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant122 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5111 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 10209 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 15519 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 201,584 (19%)
  • 21 to 251,011 (12%)
  • 26 to 351,328 (16%)
  • 36 to 451,052 (13%)
  • 46 to 55841 (10%)
  • 56 to 65667 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 75535 (6.4%)
  • Over 75544 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider5,597 (67%)
  • Passenger1,879 (22%)
  • Pedestrian935 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car8,604 (71%)
  • Motorcycle1,268 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle1,122 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes555 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes222 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach179 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle79 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car75 (0.6%)
  • Minibus49 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter11 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Christchurch

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Christchurch

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Christchurch

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area is the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch, with 688 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025: 1,719, including 32 fatal and 268 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351,7192,22832268
2ndB305976190914123
3rdB3073710965888
4thA3374355441179
5thA3384116571068
6thB3347219312650
7thA35005174014
8thA3380122213
9thB30494400
10thB3053401
11thA30732200
12thB30582200
13thB30742402
14thA30591200
15thA3481100
16thA3501100
17thA3541100
18thA3571101
19thB30551100
20thB30781300

Towns in Christchurch

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025: 4,178.

Postcode districts in Christchurch

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025: 6,294.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 55,875 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 12% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch

Of the latest 24 crashes in Christchurch, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 26 December 2025.

Severity