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Christchurch road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 104 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2013, and 124 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2012 (119), and casualties fell from 146.

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 2013
104
Down 13% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
124
Down 15% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2013

1% of collisions in Christchurch in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious1111%
  • Slight9288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious129.7%
  • Slight11190%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2013 is highlighted, with 104, down 13% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 104
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (19%)
  • Tuesday11 (11%)
  • Wednesday20 (19%)
  • Thursday19 (18%)
  • Friday14 (13%)
  • Saturday9 (8.7%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.8%)
  • February7 (6.7%)
  • March7 (6.7%)
  • April12 (12%)
  • May5 (4.8%)
  • June4 (3.8%)
  • July11 (11%)
  • August12 (12%)
  • September13 (13%)
  • October9 (8.7%)
  • November13 (13%)
  • December5 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (95%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (3.8%)
  • Other1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (84%)
  • Wet or damp16 (15%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph67 (64%)
  • 40 mph31 (30%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway63 (61%)
  • Roundabout25 (24%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant51 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (19%)
  • Cyclist22 (18%)
  • Pedestrian18 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (4%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 155 (4%)
  • 16 to 2021 (17%)
  • 21 to 2515 (12%)
  • 26 to 3519 (15%)
  • 36 to 4516 (13%)
  • 46 to 5515 (12%)
  • 56 to 6512 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (6.5%)
  • Over 758 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider88 (71%)
  • Passenger18 (15%)
  • Pedestrian18 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car132 (67%)
  • Motorcycle23 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2013, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2013

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2013: 30, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35303603
2ndB3059242412
3rdB3073101400
4thB334741001
5thA3373300
6thA3383402

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2013

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2013: 71.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2013

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 2013: 103.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2013

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 975 collisions in 2013, and 11% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years