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Christchurch road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 96 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2014, and 115 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2013 (104), and casualties fell from 124.

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 2014
96
Down 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
115
Down 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2014

None of the collisions in Christchurch in 2014 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1920%
  • Slight7780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2118%
  • Slight9482%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2014 is highlighted, with 96, down 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 96
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (16%)
  • Tuesday10 (10%)
  • Wednesday18 (19%)
  • Thursday16 (17%)
  • Friday11 (11%)
  • Saturday14 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (32%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (2.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (7.3%)
  • February4 (4.2%)
  • March8 (8.3%)
  • April10 (10%)
  • May7 (7.3%)
  • June12 (13%)
  • July4 (4.2%)
  • August5 (5.2%)
  • September9 (9.4%)
  • October12 (13%)
  • November7 (7.3%)
  • December11 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (9.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (8.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry72 (75%)
  • Wet or damp23 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph54 (56%)
  • 40 mph22 (23%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph8 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph10 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway55 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (24%)
  • Roundabout17 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant66 (57%)
  • Cyclist27 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2013 (11%)
  • 21 to 2518 (16%)
  • 26 to 3515 (13%)
  • 36 to 4516 (14%)
  • 46 to 5517 (15%)
  • 56 to 6512 (10%)
  • 66 to 7510 (8.7%)
  • Over 756 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider84 (73%)
  • Passenger21 (18%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car131 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (16%)
  • Motorcycle11 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2014, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2014

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2014: 26, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35263205
2ndB3073172206
3rdA338111503
4thB30597902
5thA3375600
6thB33474400

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2014

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2014: 60.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2014

BH23 had 96 collisions in 2014.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2014

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,011 collisions in 2014, and 9.5% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years