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Poole road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2020, and 265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2019 (275), and casualties fell from 335.

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 2020
220
Down 20% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
265
Down 21% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2020

0.5% of collisions in Poole in 2020 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3415%
  • Slight18584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight22986%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 220, down 20% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 220
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (19%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday46 (21%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday15 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (10%)
  • February30 (14%)
  • March11 (5%)
  • April3 (1.4%)
  • May18 (8.2%)
  • June10 (4.5%)
  • July27 (12%)
  • August26 (12%)
  • September19 (8.6%)
  • October18 (8.2%)
  • November18 (8.2%)
  • December17 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (70%)
  • Wet or damp66 (30%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph187 (85%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (87%)
  • Roundabout15 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (45%)
  • Cyclist63 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (15%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2029 (11%)
  • 21 to 2532 (12%)
  • 26 to 3554 (20%)
  • 36 to 4539 (15%)
  • 46 to 5546 (17%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.8%)
  • Over 758 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (74%)
  • Passenger44 (17%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (15%)
  • Motorcycle42 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Alderney & Bourne Valley, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH12 1DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2020, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2020

The B3068 had the most collisions in Poole in 2020: 25, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3068252705
2ndA35232804
3rdA3049172213
4thB3061101003
5thA304091303
6thB307491201
7thB336991102
8thA34971101
9thA35071101
10thB30656900
11thB30935501
12thA312201
13thA3412200
14thA3482200
15thA3381100
16thA3471100
17thB30731101

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2020

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 178.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2020

BH15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2020: 51.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2020

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 595 collisions in 2020, and 37% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2020, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2020.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years