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Christchurch road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2002, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2001 (217), and casualties fell from 297.

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 2002
184
Down 15% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
262
Down 12% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2002

2.2% of collisions in Christchurch in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious2011%
  • Slight16087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious218%
  • Slight23790%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2002 is highlighted, with 184, down 15% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (20%)
  • Friday30 (16%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday13 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.2%)
  • February17 (9.2%)
  • March15 (8.2%)
  • April13 (7.1%)
  • May19 (10%)
  • June9 (4.9%)
  • July14 (7.6%)
  • August12 (6.5%)
  • September19 (10%)
  • October14 (7.6%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December17 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (19%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (64%)
  • Wet or damp64 (35%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph99 (54%)
  • 40 mph43 (23%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph16 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph20 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (65%)
  • Roundabout33 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (16%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (11%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2035 (13%)
  • 21 to 2525 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3544 (17%)
  • 36 to 4554 (21%)
  • 46 to 5525 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.3%)
  • Over 7522 (8.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (65%)
  • Passenger68 (26%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (77%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Christchurch in 2002

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2002, with 45 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2002

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2002: 49, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35497623
2ndB3073294002
3rdA338213212
4thB3059182603
5thB334791002
6thA3376701
7thA3541100

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2002

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2002: 96.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2002

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 2002: 159.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2002

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,542 collisions in 2002, and 12% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2002, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2002.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years