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Poole road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 589 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2003, and 804 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2002 (526), and casualties rose from 717.

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 2003
589
Up 12% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
804
Up 12% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2003

0.8% of collisions in Poole in 2003 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious579.7%
  • Slight52789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious637.8%
  • Slight73491%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 589, up 12% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 in 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (12%)
  • Tuesday92 (16%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday104 (18%)
  • Friday108 (18%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.8%)
  • February40 (6.8%)
  • March43 (7.3%)
  • April42 (7.1%)
  • May47 (8%)
  • June46 (7.8%)
  • July55 (9.3%)
  • August50 (8.5%)
  • September42 (7.1%)
  • October66 (11%)
  • November50 (8.5%)
  • December56 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight419 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit65 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (14%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry418 (71%)
  • Wet or damp163 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph490 (83%)
  • 40 mph42 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph20 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph26 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (10%)
  • Roundabout50 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant507 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (15%)
  • Cyclist79 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian67 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20146 (18%)
  • 21 to 25105 (13%)
  • 26 to 35128 (16%)
  • 36 to 45119 (15%)
  • 46 to 5583 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded44 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (66%)
  • Passenger207 (26%)
  • Pedestrian67 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car854 (74%)
  • Motorcycle118 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Alderney & Bourne Valley, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH12 1DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2003, with 53 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2003

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 2003: 76, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA357610407
2ndB3068486904
3rdA3049384934
4thB3061354705
5thA350303402
6thA349233202
7thB3074182902
8thB3369172300
9thA3040122601
10thB3093101600
11thA3191802
12thB306581000
13thA34141210
14thA3484501
15thA301101
16thA4391100
17thB30601101
18thB30631100
19thB30661100
20thB30731100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2003

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 476.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2003

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2003: 143.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2003

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,411 collisions in 2003, and 42% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years