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Poole road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2014, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2013 (353), and casualties rose from 455.

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 2014
386
Up 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
507
Up 11% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2014

0.5% of collisions in Poole in 2014 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7319%
  • Slight31181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7916%
  • Slight42684%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 386, up 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (18%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (18%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.2%)
  • February33 (8.5%)
  • March38 (9.8%)
  • April34 (8.8%)
  • May37 (9.6%)
  • June24 (6.2%)
  • July33 (8.5%)
  • August26 (6.7%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October37 (9.6%)
  • November30 (7.8%)
  • December31 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (22%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (80%)
  • Wet or damp76 (20%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph322 (83%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph30 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (75%)
  • Roundabout58 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (53%)
  • Cyclist84 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (14%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2065 (13%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4572 (14%)
  • 46 to 5567 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.5%)
  • Over 7537 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (68%)
  • Passenger118 (23%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (11%)
  • Motorcycle76 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Poole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 2HP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2014, with 43 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2014

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 2014: 45, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354552011
2ndB3068364406
3rdA350273806
4thA3049242904
5thB3061202506
6thA3040141902
7thB3074111401
8thB3369112000
9thA34991000
10thB309381302
11thA3161501
12thA3415802
13thB30655502
14thA3473301
15thA3482200
16thB30731100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2014

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 311.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2014

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2014: 107.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2014

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,011 collisions in 2014, and 38% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years