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Christchurch road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2007, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2006 (169), and casualties fell from 220.

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 2007
158
Down 7% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
215
Down 2% on 2006
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2007

0.6% of collisions in Christchurch in 2007 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2717%
  • Slight13082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2913%
  • Slight18586%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2007 is highlighted, with 158, down 7% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (18%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (13%)
  • Friday25 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (12%)
  • February15 (9.5%)
  • March15 (9.5%)
  • April7 (4.4%)
  • May13 (8.2%)
  • June9 (5.7%)
  • July10 (6.3%)
  • August11 (7%)
  • September12 (7.6%)
  • October16 (10%)
  • November26 (16%)
  • December5 (3.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (73%)
  • Wet or damp41 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph100 (63%)
  • 40 mph24 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (10%)
  • 70 mph15 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (16%)
  • Roundabout20 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant138 (64%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist20 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2058 (27%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3526 (12%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (11%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.1%)
  • Over 7514 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (65%)
  • Passenger54 (25%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car233 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2007, with 46 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2007

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2007: 39, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35394403
2ndB3073213213
3rdB3059182705
4thA338142601
5thA337101202
6thB334781000
7thA3501100

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2007

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2007: 106.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2007

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 2007: 157.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2007

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,210 collisions in 2007, and 13% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 16 December 2007.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years