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Christchurch road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2005, and 239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2004 (178), and casualties fell from 252.

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 2005
174
Down 2% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
239
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2005

0.6% of collisions in Christchurch in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2112%
  • Slight15287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2410%
  • Slight21490%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2005 is highlighted, with 174, down 2% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday23 (13%)
  • Thursday33 (19%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (17%)
  • Sunday15 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.3%)
  • February16 (9.2%)
  • March14 (8%)
  • April3 (1.7%)
  • May22 (13%)
  • June9 (5.2%)
  • July16 (9.2%)
  • August16 (9.2%)
  • September25 (14%)
  • October14 (8%)
  • November18 (10%)
  • December10 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (68%)
  • Wet or damp53 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (55%)
  • 40 mph31 (18%)
  • 60 mph26 (15%)
  • 70 mph21 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (20%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (66%)
  • Cyclist24 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2053 (22%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3531 (13%)
  • 36 to 4541 (17%)
  • 46 to 5525 (10%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.9%)
  • Over 7512 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (70%)
  • Passenger52 (22%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (75%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2005, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2005

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2005: 40, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35405504
2ndB3073263802
3rdA338183010
4thB3059151804
5thA3379903
6thB33472200
7thA30731100

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2005

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2005: 102.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2005

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 2005: 173.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2005

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,399 collisions in 2005, and 12% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years