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Poole road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2009, and 447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2008 (434), and casualties fell from 560.

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 2009
352
Down 19% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
447
Down 20% on 2008
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2009

None of the collisions in Poole in 2009 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight30486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4811%
  • Slight39989%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 352, down 19% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 352
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (19%)
  • Thursday69 (20%)
  • Friday53 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.1%)
  • February17 (4.8%)
  • March23 (6.5%)
  • April22 (6.3%)
  • May35 (9.9%)
  • June30 (8.5%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August33 (9.4%)
  • September27 (7.7%)
  • October31 (8.8%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December35 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (76%)
  • Wet or damp75 (21%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph298 (85%)
  • 40 mph14 (4%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (10%)
  • Roundabout28 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (16%)
  • Cyclist55 (12%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2080 (18%)
  • 21 to 2542 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3591 (20%)
  • 36 to 4572 (16%)
  • 46 to 5549 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.8%)
  • Over 7526 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (70%)
  • Passenger90 (20%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (70%)
  • Motorcycle75 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Parkstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH14 0BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2009, with 30 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2009

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 2009: 46, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35466208
2ndB3068314006
3rdA3049284503
4thA350253605
5thB3061151701
6thB3074111200
7thA349101300
8thB3369101001
9thA30409901
10thB30934500
11thA313501
12thB30653301
13thB30733700
14thA3412501
15thB30692200

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2009

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 294.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2009

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2009: 90.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2009

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,033 collisions in 2009, and 34% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years