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Christchurch road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2000, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 29% on 1999 (164), and casualties rose from 226.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 6,439 collisions in Christchurch.

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

Collisions in 2000
211
Up 29% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
284
Up 26% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2000

2.4% of collisions in Christchurch in 2000 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious209.5%
  • Slight18688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious279.5%
  • Slight25289%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2000 is highlighted, with 211, up 29% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (17%)
  • Tuesday34 (16%)
  • Wednesday21 (10%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday37 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9%)
  • February12 (5.7%)
  • March15 (7.1%)
  • April16 (7.6%)
  • May23 (11%)
  • June22 (10%)
  • July15 (7.1%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September12 (5.7%)
  • October10 (4.7%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December22 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (5.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (66%)
  • Wet or damp68 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph100 (47%)
  • 40 mph34 (16%)
  • 50 mph25 (12%)
  • 60 mph25 (12%)
  • 70 mph25 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (61%)
  • Roundabout49 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (73%)
  • Cyclist23 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2035 (12%)
  • 21 to 2530 (11%)
  • 26 to 3559 (21%)
  • 36 to 4552 (18%)
  • 46 to 5527 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.3%)
  • Over 7518 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (63%)
  • Passenger83 (29%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (83%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Christchurch

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2000

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2000: 85, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358511325
2ndB3073253802
3rdA338172114
4thB3059151902
5thA337142011
6thB33473401
7thA30731100
8thA3571101

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2000

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2000: 101.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2000

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 2000: 205.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2000

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,477 collisions in 2000, and 14% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2000, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years