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Christchurch road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2010, and 135 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2009 (121), and casualties fell from 150.

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 2010
114
Down 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
135
Down 10% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2010

0.9% of collisions in Christchurch in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious1513%
  • Slight9886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious1511%
  • Slight11988%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2010 is highlighted, with 114, down 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 114
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (16%)
  • Tuesday13 (11%)
  • Wednesday16 (14%)
  • Thursday13 (11%)
  • Friday15 (13%)
  • Saturday25 (22%)
  • Sunday14 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (11%)
  • February8 (7%)
  • March11 (9.6%)
  • April8 (7%)
  • May7 (6.1%)
  • June12 (11%)
  • July9 (7.9%)
  • August15 (13%)
  • September11 (9.6%)
  • October8 (7%)
  • November6 (5.3%)
  • December7 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (85%)
  • Wet or damp13 (11%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph67 (59%)
  • 40 mph23 (20%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph10 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph12 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway78 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (18%)
  • Roundabout15 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant68 (50%)
  • Cyclist29 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (13%)
  • Pedestrian14 (10%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (3%)
  • 16 to 2021 (16%)
  • 21 to 2521 (16%)
  • 26 to 3520 (15%)
  • 36 to 4515 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (19%)
  • 56 to 657 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.9%)
  • Over 7513 (9.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider104 (77%)
  • Passenger17 (13%)
  • Pedestrian14 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car147 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (14%)
  • Motorcycle18 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2010, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2010

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2010: 36, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35364012
2ndB3073172203
3rdB3059111303
4thA337101201
5thA33881000
6thB33472400
7thA30591200

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2010

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had 74 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2010

BH23 had 114 collisions in 2010.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2010

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,034 collisions in 2010, and 11% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years