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Poole road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2022, and 326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2021 (273), and casualties rose from 317.

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 2022
285
Up 4% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
326
Up 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2022

0.7% of collisions in Poole in 2022 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight23783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight27885%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 285, up 4% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 285
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (21%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.7%)
  • February20 (7%)
  • March28 (9.8%)
  • April15 (5.3%)
  • May24 (8.4%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July20 (7%)
  • August20 (7%)
  • September24 (8.4%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November36 (13%)
  • December21 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (79%)
  • Wet or damp58 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph240 (84%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (84%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (18%)
  • Cyclist59 (18%)
  • Pedestrian45 (14%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2051 (16%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3558 (18%)
  • 36 to 4542 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (11%)
  • 66 to 7526 (8%)
  • Over 7514 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (73%)
  • Pedestrian45 (14%)
  • Passenger44 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (64%)
  • Motorcycle64 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (7.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Alderney & Bourne Valley, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH12 1DG area and Oakdale, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 3BN area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Poole in 2022, with 22 collisions each.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2022

The A35 and B3068 had the most collisions in Poole in 2022, with 31 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35313308
2ndB3068313406
3rdA3049212501
4thA350171902
5thA349121700
6thB3061111103
7thA304081302
8thB30748801
9thA316901
10thB33696601
11thB30935710
12thA3413302
13thB30653301
14thB30733400
15thA3482200

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2022

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 227.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2022

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2022: 87.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2022

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 737 collisions in 2022, and 39% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2022.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years