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Poole road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2021, and 317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2020 (220), and casualties rose from 265.

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 2021
273
Up 24% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
317
Up 20% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2021

1.5% of collisions in Poole in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5520%
  • Slight21478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight25480%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 273, up 24% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 273
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (2.9%)
  • February16 (5.9%)
  • March18 (6.6%)
  • April13 (4.8%)
  • May19 (7%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July24 (8.8%)
  • August22 (8.1%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October38 (14%)
  • November32 (12%)
  • December24 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (7.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (81%)
  • Wet or damp50 (18%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph224 (82%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph17 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (11%)
  • Roundabout25 (9.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (34%)
  • Cyclist82 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (20%)
  • Pedestrian35 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2042 (13%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3565 (21%)
  • 36 to 4550 (16%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6%)
  • Over 7515 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (76%)
  • Passenger40 (13%)
  • Pedestrian35 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car300 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (17%)
  • Motorcycle63 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Poole in 2021

Newtown & Heatherlands, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH12 4NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2021, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2021

The A3049 had the most collisions in Poole in 2021: 35, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3049354128
2ndB3068343903
3rdA35334527
4thA350161903
5thB3061131503
6thA3040101103
7thB3074101100
8thA34981004
9thB30936702
10thB33696600
11thA313301
12thB30652200
13thB30732201
14thB3411101

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2021

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 215.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2021

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2021: 65.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2021

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 678 collisions in 2021, and 40% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2021, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years