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Christchurch road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 75 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2018, and 96 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2017 (102), and casualties fell from 128.

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 2018
75
Down 26% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
96
Down 25% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2018

None of the collisions in Christchurch in 2018 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1317%
  • Slight6283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1415%
  • Slight8285%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2018 is highlighted, with 75, down 26% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 75
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (24%)
  • Wednesday11 (15%)
  • Thursday18 (24%)
  • Friday7 (9.3%)
  • Saturday4 (5.3%)
  • Sunday7 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (24%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (4%)
  • February6 (8%)
  • March6 (8%)
  • April5 (6.7%)
  • May7 (9.3%)
  • June7 (9.3%)
  • July9 (12%)
  • August7 (9.3%)
  • September4 (5.3%)
  • October8 (11%)
  • November10 (13%)
  • December3 (4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight59 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (6.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds66 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (6.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry59 (79%)
  • Wet or damp14 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph45 (60%)
  • 40 mph19 (25%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway57 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (23%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant58 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (13%)
  • Cyclist11 (11%)
  • Pedestrian10 (10%)
  • Van occupant5 (5.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1%)
  • 11 to 151 (1%)
  • 16 to 2010 (10%)
  • 21 to 2512 (13%)
  • 26 to 3519 (20%)
  • 36 to 4512 (13%)
  • 46 to 5511 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (21%)
  • 66 to 755 (5.2%)
  • Over 755 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider67 (70%)
  • Passenger19 (20%)
  • Pedestrian10 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car100 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle12 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2018, with 16 collisions.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2018

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2018: 22, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35222304
2ndB3059121702
3rdA338111702
4thB30738801
5thA3374401
6thB33471200

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2018

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2018: 45.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2018

BH23 had 75 collisions in 2018.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2018

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 686 collisions in 2018, and 11% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years