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Poole road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2015, and 416 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2014 (386), and casualties fell from 507.

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 2015
314
Down 19% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
416
Down 18% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2015

1.3% of collisions in Poole in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4815%
  • Slight26283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6014%
  • Slight35285%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 314, down 19% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (18%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.4%)
  • February28 (8.9%)
  • March29 (9.2%)
  • April27 (8.6%)
  • May22 (7%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July23 (7.3%)
  • August23 (7.3%)
  • September25 (8%)
  • October23 (7.3%)
  • November41 (13%)
  • December17 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (8.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (80%)
  • Wet or damp62 (20%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph263 (84%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph17 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (87%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (15%)
  • Cyclist61 (15%)
  • Pedestrian42 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2054 (13%)
  • 21 to 2562 (15%)
  • 26 to 3570 (17%)
  • 36 to 4554 (13%)
  • 46 to 5568 (16%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.6%)
  • Over 7523 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (71%)
  • Passenger80 (19%)
  • Pedestrian42 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (69%)
  • Motorcycle62 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Alderney & Bourne Valley, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH12 1DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2015, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2015

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 2015: 32, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35324215
2ndB3068313509
3rdA3049193104
4thA350152301
5thB3074131901
6thA3040121300
7thB3061121600
8thA31101911
9thA34991001
10thB33698803
11thB30937700
12thA3415702
13thB30653500
14thB30862200
15thA3381100
16thA3481101
17thA371210
18thA3881100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2015

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 259.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2015

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2015: 84.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2015

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 916 collisions in 2015, and 34% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years