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Poole road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 406 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2010, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2009 (352), and casualties rose from 447.

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 2010
406
Up 15% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
525
Up 17% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2010

1% of collisions in Poole in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight35587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious529.9%
  • Slight46889%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 406, up 15% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (17%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.1%)
  • February32 (7.9%)
  • March30 (7.4%)
  • April29 (7.1%)
  • May52 (13%)
  • June39 (9.6%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August39 (9.6%)
  • September29 (7.1%)
  • October35 (8.6%)
  • November30 (7.4%)
  • December18 (4.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (84%)
  • Wet or damp60 (15%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph341 (84%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (54%)
  • Cyclist77 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (14%)
  • Pedestrian53 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2091 (17%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3592 (18%)
  • 36 to 4573 (14%)
  • 46 to 5580 (15%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (67%)
  • Passenger119 (23%)
  • Pedestrian53 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car523 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (11%)
  • Motorcycle78 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Poole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 2HP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2010, with 32 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2010

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 2010: 50, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35508006
2ndB3068405009
3rdA3049365026
4thA350273600
5thB3061181802
6thB3074162001
7thA349121900
8thB3369101510
9thA30407700
10thA3416700
11thA315900
12thB30654900
13thB30934400
14thA3473300
15thA3382200
16thA3481101
17thB30491100
18thB30691100
19thB30731100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2010

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 320.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2010

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2010: 96.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2010

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,034 collisions in 2010, and 39% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years