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Christchurch road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2003, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2002 (184), and casualties fell from 262.

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 2003
145
Down 21% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
196
Down 25% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2003

1.4% of collisions in Christchurch in 2003 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious1510%
  • Slight12888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious157.7%
  • Slight17991%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2003 is highlighted, with 145, down 21% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday22 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (18%)
  • Friday26 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday10 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (12%)
  • February11 (7.6%)
  • March11 (7.6%)
  • April9 (6.2%)
  • May13 (9%)
  • June11 (7.6%)
  • July13 (9%)
  • August10 (6.9%)
  • September9 (6.2%)
  • October21 (14%)
  • November12 (8.3%)
  • December8 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (71%)
  • Wet or damp39 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph92 (63%)
  • 40 mph27 (19%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (72%)
  • Roundabout22 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (11%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (63%)
  • Pedestrian27 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (12%)
  • Cyclist12 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2027 (14%)
  • 21 to 2518 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3533 (17%)
  • 36 to 4530 (15%)
  • 46 to 5520 (10%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.1%)
  • Over 7518 (9.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (59%)
  • Passenger54 (28%)
  • Pedestrian27 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car217 (78%)
  • Motorcycle20 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2003, with 44 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2003

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2003: 46, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35466304
2ndB3073242602
3rdA337141602
4thB3059122501
5thA3386910
6thB334761011

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2003

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2003: 93.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2003

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 2003: 144.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2003

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,411 collisions in 2003, and 10% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years