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Poole road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2013, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2012 (381), and casualties fell from 457.

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 2013
353
Down 7% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
455
Level with 2012
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2013

0.8% of collisions in Poole in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6318%
  • Slight28781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight38785%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 353, down 7% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (18%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (20%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday41 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.5%)
  • February23 (6.5%)
  • March18 (5.1%)
  • April29 (8.2%)
  • May31 (8.8%)
  • June28 (7.9%)
  • July28 (7.9%)
  • August22 (6.2%)
  • September28 (7.9%)
  • October45 (13%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December32 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (76%)
  • Wet or damp80 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph297 (84%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph24 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (78%)
  • Roundabout47 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (16%)
  • Cyclist72 (16%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2069 (15%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3570 (15%)
  • 36 to 4571 (16%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6548 (11%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.7%)
  • Over 7531 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (70%)
  • Passenger102 (22%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (11%)
  • Motorcycle73 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Parkstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH14 0BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2013, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2013

The A3049 had the most collisions in Poole in 2013: 41, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3049415905
2ndB3068314607
3rdA35303514
4thA350173005
5thA349162211
6thB3061162002
7thB3369131304
8thA3040121503
9thB3074111802
10thB30939903
11thA316700
12thA3474401
13thB30654500
14thA3382200
15thA3412702
16thB30732300

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2013

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 284.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2013

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2013: 101.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2013

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 975 collisions in 2013, and 36% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2013, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years