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Christchurch road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 71 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2021, and 85 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2020 (67), and casualties were unchanged.

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 2021
71
Up 6% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
85
Level with 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2021

None of the collisions in Christchurch in 2021 were fatal and 25% were serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1825%
  • Slight5375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1922%
  • Slight6678%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2021 is highlighted, with 71, up 6% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 71
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (17%)
  • Tuesday14 (20%)
  • Wednesday10 (14%)
  • Thursday13 (18%)
  • Friday10 (14%)
  • Saturday8 (11%)
  • Sunday4 (5.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (4.2%)
  • February3 (4.2%)
  • March7 (9.9%)
  • April7 (9.9%)
  • May6 (8.5%)
  • June8 (11%)
  • July7 (9.9%)
  • August6 (8.5%)
  • September10 (14%)
  • October2 (2.8%)
  • November5 (7%)
  • December7 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight57 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds66 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry57 (80%)
  • Wet or damp12 (17%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph49 (69%)
  • 40 mph10 (14%)
  • 60 mph7 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph4 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway51 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (18%)
  • Roundabout7 (9.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant44 (52%)
  • Cyclist14 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (16%)
  • Pedestrian9 (11%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 205 (5.9%)
  • 21 to 257 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3518 (21%)
  • 36 to 4512 (14%)
  • 46 to 5515 (18%)
  • 56 to 6511 (13%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.4%)
  • Over 756 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider64 (75%)
  • Passenger12 (14%)
  • Pedestrian9 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car88 (68%)
  • Motorcycle14 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (5.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2021, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2021

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2021: 16, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35162104
2ndB305991103
3rdB30739902
4thA3378902
5thA3383301
6thB33472202

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2021

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2021: 46.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2021

BH23 had 71 collisions in 2021.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2021

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 678 collisions in 2021, and 10% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years