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Christchurch road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2001, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (211), and casualties rose from 284.

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 2001
217
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
297
Up 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2001

1.4% of collisions in Christchurch in 2001 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious2210%
  • Slight19288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious279.1%
  • Slight26790%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2001 is highlighted, with 217, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (17%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday24 (11%)
  • Thursday42 (19%)
  • Friday28 (13%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.8%)
  • February12 (5.5%)
  • March19 (8.8%)
  • April8 (3.7%)
  • May19 (8.8%)
  • June20 (9.2%)
  • July17 (7.8%)
  • August14 (6.5%)
  • September21 (9.7%)
  • October23 (11%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December22 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (5.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (66%)
  • Wet or damp68 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph114 (53%)
  • 40 mph39 (18%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph28 (13%)
  • 70 mph25 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (17%)
  • Roundabout32 (15%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (12%)
  • Cyclist31 (10%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2051 (17%)
  • 21 to 2521 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3551 (17%)
  • 36 to 4554 (18%)
  • 46 to 5527 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.4%)
  • Over 7531 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (66%)
  • Passenger80 (27%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car326 (76%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2001

Map of the last 7 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Christchurch

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

  • 7 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Christchurch in 2001

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2001, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2001

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2001: 58, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35587415
2ndB3073243704
3rdB3059192300
4thA337161902
5thA338151802
6thA350071200
7thA338051110
8thB33475902
9thA3481100
10thB30781300

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2001

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2001: 100.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2001

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 2001: 176.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2001

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,488 collisions in 2001, and 15% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years