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Poole road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 526 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2002, and 717 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2001 (505), and casualties rose from 673.

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 2002
526
Up 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
717
Up 7% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2002

1.1% of collisions in Poole in 2002 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious489.1%
  • Slight47290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious557.7%
  • Slight65591%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 526, up 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday95 (18%)
  • Wednesday78 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (13%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.2%)
  • February40 (7.6%)
  • March47 (8.9%)
  • April47 (8.9%)
  • May45 (8.6%)
  • June40 (7.6%)
  • July44 (8.4%)
  • August42 (8%)
  • September43 (8.2%)
  • October42 (8%)
  • November62 (12%)
  • December36 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit121 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds417 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (66%)
  • Wet or damp176 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph438 (83%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph41 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (78%)
  • Roundabout66 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant471 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (11%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20132 (18%)
  • 21 to 2579 (11%)
  • 26 to 35147 (21%)
  • 36 to 4595 (13%)
  • 46 to 5567 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.9%)
  • Over 7526 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (68%)
  • Passenger162 (23%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car776 (78%)
  • Motorcycle88 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle47 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Poole in 2002

Oakdale, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 3BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2002, with 43 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2002

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 2002: 64, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35648715
2ndB3068597805
3rdA3049355603
4thA350274412
5thA349233502
6thB3061151801
7thB3074152301
8thA3040132011
9thB33698901
10thB306571100
11thB30937701
12thA3415711
13thA3484500
14thA313301
15thB30663300
16thA3561100
17thB30731100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2002

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 417.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2002

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2002: 142.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2002

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,542 collisions in 2002, and 34% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years