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Poole road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2007, and 578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2006 (426), and casualties rose from 529.

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 2007
418
Down 2% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
578
Up 9% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2007

0.7% of collisions in Poole in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight36688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6010%
  • Slight51489%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 418, down 2% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (17%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.1%)
  • February33 (7.9%)
  • March35 (8.4%)
  • April34 (8.1%)
  • May40 (9.6%)
  • June24 (5.7%)
  • July33 (7.9%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September37 (8.9%)
  • October32 (7.7%)
  • November37 (8.9%)
  • December33 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (72%)
  • Wet or damp117 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph346 (83%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph13 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph25 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (78%)
  • Roundabout52 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (17%)
  • Cyclist53 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20108 (19%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 35127 (22%)
  • 36 to 4583 (14%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (69%)
  • Passenger147 (25%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car612 (72%)
  • Motorcycle102 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Alderney & Bourne Valley, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH12 1DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2007, with 41 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2007

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 2007: 43, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35435004
2ndB3068384304
3rdA350354703
4thA3049336706
5thA349214201
6thB3061171702
7thB3074141612
8thA304091301
9thB309391100
10thB33697701
11thA3161203
12thA34161010
13thA3382400
14thA3481100
15thA3601100
16thB30651301
17thB30851100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2007

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 327.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2007

BH12 and BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2007, with 108 each.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2007

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,210 collisions in 2007, and 35% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2007.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years