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Poole road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2019, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2018 (284), and casualties were unchanged.

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 2019
275
Down 3% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
335
Level with 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2019

0.4% of collisions in Poole in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5721%
  • Slight21779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5918%
  • Slight27582%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 275, down 3% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 275
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (20%)
  • Thursday48 (17%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (5.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (22%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.1%)
  • February20 (7.3%)
  • March21 (7.6%)
  • April23 (8.4%)
  • May20 (7.3%)
  • June22 (8%)
  • July36 (13%)
  • August18 (6.5%)
  • September24 (8.7%)
  • October22 (8%)
  • November25 (9.1%)
  • December19 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (75%)
  • Wet or damp64 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph226 (82%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (87%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (45%)
  • Cyclist64 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (19%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2040 (12%)
  • 21 to 2531 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3560 (18%)
  • 36 to 4563 (19%)
  • 46 to 5556 (17%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6%)
  • Over 7523 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (76%)
  • Passenger50 (15%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (62%)
  • Motorcycle63 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Alderney & Bourne Valley, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH12 1DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2019, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2019

The B3068 had the most collisions in Poole in 2019: 29, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB30682937010
2ndA35273016
3rdA3049262805
4thA350212403
5thB3061172101
6thB3369152106
7thA349111602
8thA304091001
9thB30655501
10thB30745700
11thA3414701
12thB30934500
13thA313301
14thB30732200
15thA3381100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2019

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 231.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2019

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2019: 73.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2019

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 641 collisions in 2019, and 43% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2019.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years