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Poole road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2004, and 637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2003 (589), and casualties fell from 804.

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 2004
499
Down 15% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
637
Down 21% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2004

1.2% of collisions in Poole in 2004 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious469.2%
  • Slight44790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious487.5%
  • Slight58291%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 499, down 15% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday86 (17%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday86 (17%)
  • Friday94 (19%)
  • Saturday61 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.6%)
  • February27 (5.4%)
  • March36 (7.2%)
  • April36 (7.2%)
  • May45 (9%)
  • June43 (8.6%)
  • July38 (7.6%)
  • August49 (9.8%)
  • September44 (8.8%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November41 (8.2%)
  • December47 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (70%)
  • Wet or damp143 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph424 (85%)
  • 40 mph35 (7%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph10 (2%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (82%)
  • Roundabout45 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (17%)
  • Cyclist67 (11%)
  • Pedestrian64 (10%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5%)
  • 16 to 20118 (19%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 35107 (17%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5567 (11%)
  • 56 to 6559 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.8%)
  • Over 7522 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded32 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (71%)
  • Passenger118 (19%)
  • Pedestrian64 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car720 (74%)
  • Motorcycle119 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle22 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 in 2004

Poole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 2HP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2004, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2004

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 2004: 37, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35374703
2ndA3049354802
3rdA350334312
4thB3068334204
5thA349273813
6thB3074182000
7thB3061171904
8thA3040111300
9thB3093111210
10thB3369101612
11thA3418901
12thA314900
13thB30732410
14thA30731100
15thA30741100
16thA3471100
17thA3481100
18thB30601100
19thB30631200
20thB30651101

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2004

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 394.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2004

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2004: 144.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2004

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,339 collisions in 2004, and 37% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years