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Christchurch road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 105 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2011, and 123 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2010 (114), and casualties fell from 135.

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 2011
105
Down 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
123
Down 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2011

1% of collisions in Christchurch in 2011 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious1312%
  • Slight9187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious1311%
  • Slight10989%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2011 is highlighted, with 105, down 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 105
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (15%)
  • Tuesday15 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (21%)
  • Thursday18 (17%)
  • Friday14 (13%)
  • Saturday14 (13%)
  • Sunday6 (5.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (12%)
  • February3 (2.9%)
  • March5 (4.8%)
  • April14 (13%)
  • May13 (12%)
  • June7 (6.7%)
  • July5 (4.8%)
  • August4 (3.8%)
  • September12 (11%)
  • October12 (11%)
  • November11 (10%)
  • December6 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight76 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (5.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (87%)
  • Wet or damp14 (13%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (68%)
  • 40 mph17 (16%)
  • 60 mph7 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph10 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (68%)
  • Roundabout18 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant63 (51%)
  • Cyclist29 (24%)
  • Pedestrian13 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2018 (15%)
  • 21 to 2515 (12%)
  • 26 to 3533 (27%)
  • 36 to 4515 (12%)
  • 46 to 5512 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 655 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.1%)
  • Over 759 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider89 (72%)
  • Passenger21 (17%)
  • Pedestrian13 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car131 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (16%)
  • Motorcycle9 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2011, with 27 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2011

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2011: 26, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35263214
2ndB3059191902
3rdB3073182302
4thA33871101
5thA3374401
6thB33474700
7thB30741101

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2011

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had 65 collisions in 2011.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2011

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 2011: 103.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2011

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,074 collisions in 2011, and 9.8% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2011, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2011.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years