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Poole road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 541 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2005, and 696 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2004 (499), and casualties rose from 637.

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 2005
541
Up 8% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
696
Up 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2005

0.6% of collisions in Poole in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight47989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious679.6%
  • Slight62690%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 541, up 8% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday100 (18%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (14%)
  • Friday88 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (13%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (9.8%)
  • February38 (7%)
  • March37 (6.8%)
  • April35 (6.5%)
  • May36 (6.7%)
  • June44 (8.1%)
  • July45 (8.3%)
  • August48 (8.9%)
  • September46 (8.5%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November64 (12%)
  • December40 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit127 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds452 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (70%)
  • Wet or damp155 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph424 (78%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph20 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph38 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (10%)
  • Roundabout53 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (15%)
  • Cyclist82 (12%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20136 (20%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 35138 (20%)
  • 36 to 45114 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4%)
  • Over 7521 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider504 (72%)
  • Passenger142 (20%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car776 (73%)
  • Motorcycle110 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Newtown & Heatherlands, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH12 4NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2005, with 47 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2005

The A3049 had the most collisions in Poole in 2005: 56, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3049567918
2ndB3068537104
3rdA35496606
4thA350375112
5thB3061293313
6thA3040212101
7thB3074202500
8thA349182802
9thB3369111300
10thA31102104
11thB3093101500
12thA3415602
13thB30655700
14thA3384501
15thA3484600
16thB30404503
17thB30733300
18thA30611100
19thA3471200
20thA3591100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2005

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 424.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2005

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2005: 146.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2005

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,399 collisions in 2005, and 39% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years