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Poole road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2008, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2007 (418), and casualties fell from 578.

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 2008
434
Up 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
560
Down 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2008

1.4% of collisions in Poole in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight37486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious5710%
  • Slight49789%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 434, up 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday74 (17%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.3%)
  • February40 (9.2%)
  • March24 (5.5%)
  • April40 (9.2%)
  • May32 (7.4%)
  • June24 (5.5%)
  • July38 (8.8%)
  • August39 (9%)
  • September38 (8.8%)
  • October37 (8.5%)
  • November43 (9.9%)
  • December43 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (78%)
  • Wet or damp88 (20%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph348 (80%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (12%)
  • Roundabout40 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (19%)
  • Cyclist71 (13%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20110 (20%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 35111 (20%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5558 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.5%)
  • Over 7526 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (73%)
  • Passenger100 (18%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car598 (70%)
  • Motorcycle113 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Poole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 2HP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2008, with 39 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2008

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 2008: 48, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35485917
2ndA3049467224
3rdA350436408
4thB3068394713
5thB3061242804
6thA349172601
7thB3074172400
8thA30409911
9thB309381001
10thB33697802
11thB30656900
12thA3415800
13thA314501
14thA3381100
15thB30731400

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2008

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 351.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2008

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2008: 119.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2008

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,138 collisions in 2008, and 38% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years