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Poole road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2006, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2005 (541), and casualties fell from 696.

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 2006
426
Down 21% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
529
Down 24% on 2005
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2006

None of the collisions in Poole in 2006 were fatal and 9.9% were serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious429.9%
  • Slight38490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious438.1%
  • Slight48692%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 426, down 21% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday82 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.2%)
  • February32 (7.5%)
  • March24 (5.6%)
  • April28 (6.6%)
  • May31 (7.3%)
  • June37 (8.7%)
  • July40 (9.4%)
  • August30 (7%)
  • September52 (12%)
  • October30 (7%)
  • November33 (7.7%)
  • December50 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (71%)
  • Wet or damp121 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph327 (77%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph18 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (78%)
  • Roundabout59 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (16%)
  • Cyclist53 (10%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20108 (20%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 35113 (21%)
  • 36 to 4585 (16%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.6%)
  • Over 7522 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (71%)
  • Passenger101 (19%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car611 (73%)
  • Motorcycle90 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Poole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 2HP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2006, with 33 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2006

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 2006: 40, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35404602
2ndA3049364005
3rdB3068364503
4thB3074273203
5thA349202700
6thA3040183002
7thA350182103
8thB3061162101
9thB3369131600
10thB3093121500
11thA3487900
12thB30656701
13thA314602
14thA3414400
15thB30734500
16thB30403300
17thA3382300
18thB30811101

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2006

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 332.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2006

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2006: 114.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2006

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,178 collisions in 2006, and 36% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2006, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Poole road accidents in other years