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Poole road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2011, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2010 (406), and casualties fell from 525.

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 2011
419
Up 3% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
517
Down 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2011

0.5% of collisions in Poole in 2011 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight36587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5210%
  • Slight46390%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 419, up 3% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 419
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday80 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February23 (5.5%)
  • March48 (11%)
  • April26 (6.2%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June42 (10%)
  • July33 (7.9%)
  • August32 (7.6%)
  • September41 (9.8%)
  • October32 (7.6%)
  • November31 (7.4%)
  • December39 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (82%)
  • Wet or damp77 (18%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph373 (89%)
  • 40 mph25 (6%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (83%)
  • Roundabout35 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (52%)
  • Cyclist90 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (15%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2080 (15%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 35108 (21%)
  • 36 to 4584 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (10%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (1.9%)
  • Over 7526 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (73%)
  • Passenger102 (20%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (11%)
  • Motorcycle80 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Poole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 2HP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2011, with 41 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2011

The B3068 had the most collisions in Poole in 2011: 49, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB30684957010
2ndA35425516
3rdA3049283914
4thA350232705
5thB3061232901
6thB3074182701
7thA349141601
8thA3040121400
9thA341121403
10thB3369121300
11thB30938900
12thA3475600
13thB30655501
14thA312200
15thA3482500

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2011

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 329.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2011

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2011: 116.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2011

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,074 collisions in 2011, and 39% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2011, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years