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Poole road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2018, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (314), and casualties fell from 398.

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 2018
284
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
335
Down 16% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2018

0.4% of collisions in Poole in 2018 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5921%
  • Slight22479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6018%
  • Slight27482%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 284, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 284
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (17%)
  • Wednesday52 (18%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February24 (8.5%)
  • March15 (5.3%)
  • April17 (6%)
  • May27 (9.5%)
  • June31 (11%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August19 (6.7%)
  • September18 (6.3%)
  • October23 (8.1%)
  • November27 (9.5%)
  • December22 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (80%)
  • Wet or damp54 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph228 (80%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph19 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (43%)
  • Cyclist80 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (15%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2039 (12%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (20%)
  • 36 to 4551 (15%)
  • 46 to 5543 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.8%)
  • Over 7521 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (73%)
  • Passenger49 (15%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (15%)
  • Motorcycle52 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Parkstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH14 0BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2018, with 24 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2018

The A35 had the most collisions in Poole in 2018: 31, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA353134010
2ndB3068293603
3rdA3049182702
4thA350171804
5thB3061161603
6thA349151902
7thB3074141402
8thA3040111103
9thB336961002
10thB30655503
11thA314701
12thB30934400
13thA3412300
14thA3381100
15thB30731100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2018

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 235.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2018

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2018: 81.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2018

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 686 collisions in 2018, and 41% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2018, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years