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Poole road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 502 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2000, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1999 (527), and casualties fell from 668.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,996 collisions in Poole.

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

Collisions in 2000
502
Down 5% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
642
Down 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
7.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2000

1.4% of collisions in Poole in 2000 were fatal and 7.8% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious397.8%
  • Slight45691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious426.5%
  • Slight59392%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 502, down 5% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday85 (17%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday88 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.8%)
  • February41 (8.2%)
  • March38 (7.6%)
  • April35 (7%)
  • May45 (9%)
  • June32 (6.4%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August38 (7.6%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October47 (9.4%)
  • November45 (9%)
  • December41 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (62%)
  • Wet or damp187 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph400 (80%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph20 (4%)
  • 70 mph32 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (76%)
  • Roundabout55 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (15%)
  • Cyclist71 (11%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20123 (19%)
  • 21 to 2565 (10%)
  • 26 to 35120 (19%)
  • 36 to 4585 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2%)
  • Over 7522 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded57 (8.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (71%)
  • Passenger140 (22%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car692 (71%)
  • Motorcycle102 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Poole

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2000

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 2000: 88, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358810707
2ndA3049426014
3rdA350385001
4thB3068374604
5thA349283812
6thB3061202302
7thB3074101000
8thB336991111
9thA3181201
10thA30407800
11thA3486910
12thB30655700
13thB30935500
14thB3413400
15thA3381100
16thA3411100
17thB20931100
18thB30691100
19thB30731100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2000

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 391.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2000

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2000: 137.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2000

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,477 collisions in 2000, and 34% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years