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Christchurch road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 80 road traffic collisions in Christchurch in 2023, and 108 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2022 (82), and casualties rose from 98.

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 2023
80
Down 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
108
Up 10% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Christchurch in 2023

2.5% of collisions in Christchurch in 2023 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Christchurch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.5%
  • Serious1924%
  • Slight5974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious2019%
  • Slight8680%

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 217 in 2001. 2023 is highlighted, with 80, down 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 80
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (14%)
  • Tuesday16 (20%)
  • Wednesday11 (14%)
  • Thursday13 (16%)
  • Friday8 (10%)
  • Saturday10 (13%)
  • Sunday11 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (10%)
  • February6 (7.5%)
  • March5 (6.3%)
  • April5 (6.3%)
  • May8 (10%)
  • June7 (8.8%)
  • July7 (8.8%)
  • August6 (7.5%)
  • September4 (5%)
  • October12 (15%)
  • November6 (7.5%)
  • December6 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight59 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (7.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds68 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.8%)
  • Other1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry59 (74%)
  • Wet or damp21 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (5%)
  • 30 mph46 (57%)
  • 40 mph11 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (5%)
  • 60 mph7 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph8 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway59 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (21%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Christchurch in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant54 (50%)
  • Cyclist18 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (17%)
  • Pedestrian12 (11%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 209 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 259 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3520 (19%)
  • 36 to 4515 (14%)
  • 46 to 5521 (19%)
  • 56 to 6510 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (8.3%)
  • Over 758 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider76 (70%)
  • Passenger20 (19%)
  • Pedestrian12 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car93 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (13%)
  • Motorcycle17 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Christchurch in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH23 1QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Christchurch in 2023, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Christchurch with the most crashes in 2023

The A35 had the most collisions in Christchurch in 2023: 26, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Christchurch, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35262803
2ndB305981002
3rdB307381511
4thA3385701
5thA3374501
6thB33471100

Towns in Christchurch: crashes in 2023

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had the most collisions of any town in Christchurch in 2023: 49.

Postcode districts in Christchurch: crashes in 2023

BH23 had 80 collisions in 2023.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2023

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 725 collisions in 2023, and 11% of them were in the old Christchurch district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Christchurch in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Christchurch in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Christchurch road accidents in other years