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Christchurch road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 140 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2008, and 186 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (158), and casualties fell from 215.

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 2008
140
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
186
Down 13% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2008

2.1% of collisions in Christchurch in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious1813%
  • Slight11985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious1910%
  • Slight16488%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2008 is highlighted, with 140, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (16%)
  • Wednesday21 (15%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday25 (18%)
  • Saturday19 (14%)
  • Sunday12 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (3.6%)
  • February14 (10%)
  • March8 (5.7%)
  • April9 (6.4%)
  • May9 (6.4%)
  • June13 (9.3%)
  • July17 (12%)
  • August10 (7.1%)
  • September15 (11%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November11 (7.9%)
  • December14 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (77%)
  • Wet or damp31 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (58%)
  • 40 mph20 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph23 (16%)
  • 70 mph13 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (15%)
  • Roundabout13 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (63%)
  • Pedestrian26 (14%)
  • Cyclist19 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2038 (20%)
  • 21 to 2518 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3526 (14%)
  • 36 to 4533 (18%)
  • 46 to 5514 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6514 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (7%)
  • Over 7513 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (67%)
  • Passenger36 (19%)
  • Pedestrian26 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (76%)
  • Motorcycle19 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2008, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2008

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2008: 39, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35395224
2ndB3073172703
3rdA337131612
4thA33881001
5thB30597801
6thB33475702

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2008

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2008: 85.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2008

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 2008: 138.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2008

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,138 collisions in 2008, and 12% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years