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Christchurch road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 55 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2019, and 76 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2018 (75), and casualties fell from 96.

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 2019
55
Down 27% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
76
Down 21% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
6
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2019

5.5% of collisions in Christchurch in 2019 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal35.5%
  • Serious611%
  • Slight4684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33.9%
  • Serious811%
  • Slight6586%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2019 is highlighted, with 55, down 27% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 55
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (13%)
  • Tuesday9 (16%)
  • Wednesday6 (11%)
  • Thursday10 (18%)
  • Friday10 (18%)
  • Saturday7 (13%)
  • Sunday6 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (24%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (1.8%)
  • February10 (18%)
  • March7 (13%)
  • April1 (1.8%)
  • May3 (5.5%)
  • June7 (13%)
  • July7 (13%)
  • August6 (11%)
  • September1 (1.8%)
  • October5 (9.1%)
  • November7 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight45 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds49 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry44 (80%)
  • Wet or damp11 (20%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph32 (58%)
  • 40 mph14 (25%)
  • 50 mph2 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph5 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway41 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (22%)
  • Roundabout2 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant38 (50%)
  • Cyclist15 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (13%)
  • Pedestrian9 (12%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 206 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 257 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3517 (22%)
  • 36 to 4512 (16%)
  • 46 to 557 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 657 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 756 (7.9%)
  • Over 759 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider54 (71%)
  • Passenger13 (17%)
  • Pedestrian9 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car83 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (12%)
  • Motorcycle11 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Christchurch in 2019

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2019, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2019

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2019: 15, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35152112
2ndB30599921
3rdA3385800
4thB307351101
5thB33474701
6thA3372200

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2019

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2019: 38.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2019

BH23 had 55 collisions in 2019.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2019

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 641 collisions in 2019, and 8.6% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 25 November 2019.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years