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Poole road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2016, and 411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2015 (314), and casualties fell from 416.

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 2016
305
Down 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
411
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2016

0.7% of collisions in Poole in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6421%
  • Slight23978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6716%
  • Slight34283%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 305, down 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (19%)
  • Tuesday53 (17%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (9.8%)
  • Sunday27 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (10%)
  • February16 (5.2%)
  • March30 (9.8%)
  • April22 (7.2%)
  • May14 (4.6%)
  • June16 (5.2%)
  • July30 (9.8%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October40 (13%)
  • November22 (7.2%)
  • December17 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (77%)
  • Wet or damp68 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2%)
  • 30 mph239 (78%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph23 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (12%)
  • Roundabout27 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (16%)
  • Cyclist55 (13%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2049 (12%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3598 (24%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.1%)
  • Over 7523 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (70%)
  • Passenger87 (21%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (68%)
  • Motorcycle61 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Parkstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH14 0BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2016, with 22 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2016

The A3049 had the most collisions in Poole in 2016: 34, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3049344806
2ndA35335003
3rdB3068273205
4thA350213104
5thB3061141504
6thA349101701
7thA34191802
8thA304081001
9thA3171201
10thB30747901
11thB33696702
12thA3384500
13thB30933601
14thA3482200
15thB30652200
16thA3471200

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2016

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 227.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2016

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2016: 74.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2016

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 796 collisions in 2016, and 38% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years