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Christchurch road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 67 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2020, and 85 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2019 (55), and casualties rose from 76.

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 2020
67
Up 22% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
85
Up 12% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2020

1.5% of collisions in Christchurch in 2020 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.5%
  • Serious1421%
  • Slight5278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.2%
  • Serious1416%
  • Slight7082%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2020 is highlighted, with 67, up 22% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 67
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (19%)
  • Tuesday10 (15%)
  • Wednesday6 (9%)
  • Thursday11 (16%)
  • Friday13 (19%)
  • Saturday9 (13%)
  • Sunday5 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (30%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (7.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (21%)
  • March11 (16%)
  • April3 (4.5%)
  • May6 (9%)
  • June1 (1.5%)
  • July7 (10%)
  • August4 (6%)
  • September5 (7.5%)
  • October5 (7.5%)
  • November4 (6%)
  • December7 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight56 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds55 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Other1 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry48 (72%)
  • Wet or damp19 (28%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph48 (72%)
  • 40 mph7 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph7 (10%)
  • 70 mph4 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway54 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (13%)
  • Roundabout4 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant44 (52%)
  • Cyclist23 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (12%)
  • Pedestrian3 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (2.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 153 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 207 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2512 (14%)
  • 26 to 3514 (16%)
  • 36 to 458 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5511 (13%)
  • 56 to 658 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (14%)
  • Over 757 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider71 (84%)
  • Passenger11 (13%)
  • Pedestrian3 (3.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car84 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (18%)
  • Motorcycle12 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2020, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2020

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2020: 17, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35172304
2ndB307371002
3rdA3386600
4thA3375500
5thB33474601
6thB30593400

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2020

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2020: 46.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2020

BH23 had 67 collisions in 2020.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2020

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 595 collisions in 2020, and 11% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years