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Poole road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 20,996 road traffic collisions in Poole from 1979 to 2025, and 26,903 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 204 were fatal and 3,490 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 252 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (297), and casualties fell from 331 to 291.

District council until April 2019, now part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
20,996
Casualties
26,903
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
204
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
252
Down 15% on 2024

Crash severity in Poole

1% of collisions in Poole from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2041%
  • Serious3,49017%
  • Slight17,30282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2120.8%
  • Serious3,87014%
  • Slight22,82185%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. In 2025 there were 252, down 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 252
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025252291
2024297331
2023277324
2022285326
2021273317
2020220265
2019275335
2018284335
2017314398
2016305411
2015314416
2014386507
2013353455
2012381457
2011419517
2010406525
2009352447
2008434560
2007418578
2006426529
2005541696
2004499637
2003589804
2002526717
2001505673
2000502642
1999527668
1998516669
1997589781
1996499687
1995479624
1994465593
1993493646
1992466609
1991442574
1990569741
1989515656
1988530664
1987489620
1986585751
1985613769
1984614769
1983600725
1982530712
1981517709
1980535696
1979590747

When and where crashes happen in Poole

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,958 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,332 (16%)
  • Wednesday3,088 (15%)
  • Thursday3,329 (16%)
  • Friday3,657 (17%)
  • Saturday2,711 (13%)
  • Sunday1,921 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59572 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59195 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,820 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,466 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,188 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,844 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,623 (7.7%)
  • February1,475 (7%)
  • March1,642 (7.8%)
  • April1,559 (7.4%)
  • May1,720 (8.2%)
  • June1,672 (8%)
  • July1,957 (9.3%)
  • August1,782 (8.5%)
  • September1,816 (8.6%)
  • October1,976 (9.4%)
  • November2,015 (9.6%)
  • December1,758 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight15,562 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,516 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit582 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown175 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting159 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds17,333 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,946 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds158 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds114 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist81 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds57 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (under 0.1%)
  • Other256 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded48 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry14,917 (71%)
  • Wet or damp5,844 (28%)
  • Frost or ice182 (0.9%)
  • Snow41 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph7 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph9 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph141 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph17,665 (84%)
  • 40 mph1,378 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph456 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph679 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph660 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,860 (80%)
  • Roundabout2,134 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway1,400 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road534 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded68 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Poole

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,018 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist4,920 (18%)
  • Cyclist3,471 (13%)
  • Pedestrian2,985 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant591 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant422 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant131 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant120 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)109 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant76 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5454 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10819 (3%)
  • 11 to 151,556 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 205,637 (21%)
  • 21 to 253,495 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,719 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,338 (12%)
  • 46 to 552,552 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 651,778 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 751,204 (4.5%)
  • Over 751,073 (4%)
  • Not recorded278 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider18,127 (67%)
  • Passenger5,791 (22%)
  • Pedestrian2,985 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car27,045 (68%)
  • Motorcycle5,073 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle3,578 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,638 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach691 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes667 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle322 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car226 (0.6%)
  • Minibus154 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle37 (0.1%)
  • Other63 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Poole

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Poole

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 Poole

Poole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 2HP area is the busiest accident hotspot in Poole, with 709 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole from 1979 to 2025: 2,727, including 27 fatal and 403 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA352,7273,45927403
2ndA30491,6122,20839242
3rdA3501,3381,73615238
4thB30681,2921,6203208
5thA3499661,32810147
6thB30619391,1227148
7thA3487609796159
8thB30747149114100
9thB33695186907102
10thA3040474611269
11thA341295427976
12thB3065290408559
13thB3093205250318
14thA31187294442
15thA350099124224
16thB3416282013
17thA338567406
18thA347454906
19thB3073364812
20thA3480242604

Towns in Poole

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 16,937.

Postcode districts in Poole

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole from 1979 to 2025: 5,378.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 55,875 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 38% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole

Of the latest 24 crashes in Poole, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 26 December 2025.

Severity