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Poole road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Poole in 2024, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2023 (277), and casualties rose from 324.

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 2024
297
Up 7% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
331
Up 2% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Poole in 2024

0.3% of collisions in Poole in 2024 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 17% in Poole from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight25084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight28385%

Poole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Poole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 614 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 297, up 7% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 297
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (18%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.1%)
  • February28 (9.4%)
  • March26 (8.8%)
  • April30 (10%)
  • May22 (7.4%)
  • June24 (8.1%)
  • July25 (8.4%)
  • August12 (4%)
  • September21 (7.1%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November28 (9.4%)
  • December25 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (84%)
  • Wet or damp45 (15%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (5.4%)
  • 30 mph246 (83%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (86%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Poole in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant122 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (23%)
  • Cyclist68 (21%)
  • Pedestrian55 (17%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2045 (14%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3566 (20%)
  • 36 to 4569 (21%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (75%)
  • Pedestrian55 (17%)
  • Passenger29 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (62%)
  • Motorcycle82 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Poole in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Parkstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH14 0BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Poole in 2024, with 32 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Poole with the most crashes in 2024

The B3068 had the most collisions in Poole in 2024: 36, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Poole, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3068363809
2ndA3049263011
3rdA35262702
4thB3061171703
5thA350121204
6thB3074121203
7thA349111200
8thA30408901
9thA3415702
10thB33695801
11thA313300
12thB30653400
13thA3471100

Towns in Poole: crashes in 2024

Poole itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 248.

Postcode districts in Poole: crashes in 2024

BH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Poole in 2024: 82.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 2024

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 707 collisions in 2024, and 42% of them were in the old Poole district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Poole in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Poole in 2024, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Poole road accidents in other years