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Christchurch road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2015, and 145 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2014 (96), and casualties rose from 115.

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 2015
113
Up 18% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
145
Up 26% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2015

None of the collisions in Christchurch in 2015 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2018%
  • Slight9382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2618%
  • Slight11982%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2015 is highlighted, with 113, up 18% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (12%)
  • Tuesday19 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (19%)
  • Thursday20 (18%)
  • Friday14 (12%)
  • Saturday11 (9.7%)
  • Sunday13 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (5.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.8%)
  • February7 (6.2%)
  • March11 (9.7%)
  • April15 (13%)
  • May14 (12%)
  • June6 (5.3%)
  • July12 (11%)
  • August8 (7.1%)
  • September11 (9.7%)
  • October7 (6.2%)
  • November7 (6.2%)
  • December5 (4.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds94 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (79%)
  • Wet or damp24 (21%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph60 (53%)
  • 40 mph34 (30%)
  • 60 mph9 (8%)
  • 70 mph8 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (12%)
  • Roundabout12 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant70 (48%)
  • Cyclist28 (19%)
  • Pedestrian16 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2012 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2523 (16%)
  • 26 to 3521 (14%)
  • 36 to 4519 (13%)
  • 46 to 5515 (10%)
  • 56 to 6514 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.2%)
  • Over 7521 (14%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider102 (70%)
  • Passenger27 (19%)
  • Pedestrian16 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car140 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle14 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.9%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2015, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2015

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2015: 34, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35344808
2ndB3073132003
3rdB3059121401
4thA337111302
5thA3384901
6thB33472200

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2015

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2015: 65.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2015

BH23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Christchurch in 2015: 112.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2015

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 916 collisions in 2015, and 12% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2015.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years