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Poole road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2012, and 457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2011 (419), and casualties fell from 517.

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 2012
381
Down 9% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
457
Down 12% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2012

1% of collisions in Poole in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5615%
  • Slight32184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6214%
  • Slight39186%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 381, down 9% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 381
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.1%)
  • February27 (7.1%)
  • March30 (7.9%)
  • April31 (8.1%)
  • May32 (8.4%)
  • June30 (7.9%)
  • July25 (6.6%)
  • August33 (8.7%)
  • September30 (7.9%)
  • October50 (13%)
  • November34 (8.9%)
  • December32 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (73%)
  • Wet or damp96 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph331 (87%)
  • 40 mph19 (5%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (82%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (19%)
  • Cyclist58 (13%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2085 (19%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3579 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.4%)
  • Over 7522 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (69%)
  • Passenger90 (20%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (68%)
  • Motorcycle88 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Poole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 2HP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2012, with 35 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2012

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 2012: 48, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35485507
2ndB3068313603
3rdA3049222502
4thA350222216
5thA349182705
6thB3074171902
7thB3061161821
8thA3040111101
9thB3093111300
10thA3416803
11thB33695601
12thB30654401
13thA3382200
14thA311100
15thB30731100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2012

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 315.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2012

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2012: 100.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2012

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,018 collisions in 2012, and 37% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years