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Christchurch road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2012, and 146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 12 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2011 (105), and casualties rose from 123.

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 2012
119
Up 13% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
146
Up 19% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
12
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2012

None of the collisions in Christchurch in 2012 were fatal and 10% were serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1210%
  • Slight10790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious138.9%
  • Slight13391%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2012 is highlighted, with 119, up 13% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 119
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (14%)
  • Tuesday18 (15%)
  • Wednesday12 (10%)
  • Thursday18 (15%)
  • Friday24 (20%)
  • Saturday13 (11%)
  • Sunday17 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9.2%)
  • February8 (6.7%)
  • March7 (5.9%)
  • April11 (9.2%)
  • May14 (12%)
  • June15 (13%)
  • July7 (5.9%)
  • August6 (5%)
  • September13 (11%)
  • October8 (6.7%)
  • November15 (13%)
  • December4 (3.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (5.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (77%)
  • Wet or damp26 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (66%)
  • 40 mph21 (18%)
  • 60 mph12 (10%)
  • 70 mph7 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway80 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (19%)
  • Roundabout13 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant76 (52%)
  • Cyclist25 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (12%)
  • Pedestrian16 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2014 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3532 (22%)
  • 36 to 4517 (12%)
  • 46 to 5520 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.2%)
  • Over 758 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider100 (68%)
  • Passenger30 (21%)
  • Pedestrian16 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car153 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (11%)
  • Motorcycle18 (8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Christchurch in 2012

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2012, with 33 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2012

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2012: 31, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35313805
2ndB3073162000
3rdB3059111402
4thA337101101
5thA33881401
6thB33474401

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2012

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2012: 82.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2012

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 2012: 118.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2012

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,018 collisions in 2012, and 12% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2012, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 16 December 2012.

Christchurch road accidents in other years