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Poole road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2017, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2016 (305), and casualties fell from 411.

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 2017
314
Up 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
398
Down 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2017

0.6% of collisions in Poole in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5016%
  • Slight26283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5213%
  • Slight34486%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 314, up 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 314
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (19%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.3%)
  • February29 (9.2%)
  • March26 (8.3%)
  • April29 (9.2%)
  • May19 (6.1%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July23 (7.3%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September29 (9.2%)
  • October19 (6.1%)
  • November26 (8.3%)
  • December22 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (77%)
  • Wet or damp70 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph250 (80%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph22 (7%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (11%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.7%)
  • 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 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (19%)
  • Cyclist56 (14%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2046 (12%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (21%)
  • 36 to 4547 (12%)
  • 46 to 5566 (17%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.8%)
  • Over 7516 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (72%)
  • Passenger78 (20%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (67%)
  • Motorcycle80 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Poole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 2HP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2017, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2017

The B3068 had the most collisions in Poole in 2017: 38, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3068385108
2ndA35333903
3rdA3049303603
4thB3061222805
5thA349213202
6thB3074151601
7thA350132012
8thB3369121502
9thA3171111
10thA30405601
11thA3415600
12thB30934401
13thB30652500
14thA3381200
15thA3481100
16thB30731100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2017

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 252.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2017

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2017: 79.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2017

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 856 collisions in 2017, and 37% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years