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Poole road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 505 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2001, and 673 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (502), and casualties rose from 642.

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 2001
505
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
673
Up 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2001

0.4% of collisions in Poole in 2001 were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious448.7%
  • Slight45991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious466.8%
  • Slight62593%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 505, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday79 (16%)
  • Wednesday89 (18%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday68 (13%)
  • Saturday60 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.9%)
  • February41 (8.1%)
  • March45 (8.9%)
  • April36 (7.1%)
  • May38 (7.5%)
  • June39 (7.7%)
  • July53 (10%)
  • August48 (9.5%)
  • September39 (7.7%)
  • October37 (7.3%)
  • November52 (10%)
  • December37 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight381 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit52 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds430 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry372 (74%)
  • Wet or damp128 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph417 (83%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph41 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (11%)
  • Roundabout54 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant428 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (12%)
  • Cyclist68 (10%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20107 (16%)
  • 21 to 2563 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35125 (19%)
  • 36 to 4590 (13%)
  • 46 to 5578 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.2%)
  • Over 7520 (3%)
  • Not recorded40 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (69%)
  • Passenger147 (22%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car737 (76%)
  • Motorcycle88 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (7.1%)
  • Other vehicle36 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Poole in 2001

Poole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 2HP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2001, with 46 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2001

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 2001: 61, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA356175011
2ndB3068425403
3rdA3049375902
4thA350354313
5thB3061202401
6thA349151901
7thB3074151701
8thA34891200
9thB309391001
10thA304081302
11thA317710
12thB30656700
13thB336961201
14thA34151001
15thB3412200
16thA3041101
17thB20671200
18thB30401100
19thB30481201
20thB30731100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2001

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 397.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2001

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2001: 138.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2001

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,488 collisions in 2001, and 34% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2001, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Poole road accidents in other years