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Poole road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2023, and 324 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2022 (285), and casualties fell from 326.

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 2023
277
Down 3% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
324
Down 1% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2023

0.7% of collisions in Poole in 2023 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3814%
  • Slight23786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4012%
  • Slight28287%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 277, down 3% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 277
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (17%)
  • Wednesday46 (17%)
  • Thursday47 (17%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.1%)
  • February21 (7.6%)
  • March19 (6.9%)
  • April27 (9.7%)
  • May20 (7.2%)
  • June16 (5.8%)
  • July36 (13%)
  • August22 (7.9%)
  • September25 (9%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November25 (9%)
  • December20 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (76%)
  • Wet or damp66 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph232 (84%)
  • 40 mph23 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.8%)
  • 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 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (48%)
  • Cyclist58 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (16%)
  • Pedestrian39 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2039 (12%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3558 (18%)
  • 36 to 4544 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.9%)
  • Over 7520 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (76%)
  • Passenger39 (12%)
  • Pedestrian39 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (12%)
  • Motorcycle56 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Poole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 2HP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2023, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2023

The A3049 had the most collisions in Poole in 2023: 31, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3049313401
2ndA35252703
3rdB3068202104
4thB3369141803
5thA349111401
6thA350111302
7thB3061101404
8thA30406701
9thA3415801
10thA314500
11thB30743300
12thA3482200
13thB30732200
14thB30932200
15thA3381200

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2023

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 217.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2023

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2023: 74.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2023

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 725 collisions in 2023, and 38% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2023, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years