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Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
1,553
127th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
1,842
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Collisions in 2025
37
Up 16% on 2024

Crash severity at the BH1 1QJ hotspot

210 of the 1,553 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious20613%
  • Slight1,34386%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
4
Seriously injured
211
Slightly injured
1,627
All casualties
1,842

Accidents by year at the BH1 1QJ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 98 in 2005, against an average of 62 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the BH1 1QJ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 37
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253741
20243234
20233537
20225156
20214754
20203333
20194249
20183036
20175663
20164349
20155869
20147695
20136378
20127480
20116877
20105558
20096581
20086482
20077890
200686100
200598121
200484105
200388124
200298121
200192109

Map of crashes at the BH1 1QJ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BH1 1QJ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the BH1 1QJ hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Bournemouth Central
Nearest postcode to the centre
BH1 1QJ
Postcode district
BH1
Centre (latitude, longitude)
50.72347, -1.8695
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
27 December 2025
Rank by collisions
127th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the BH1 1QJ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B3066, with 298 of 1,553, followed by the A338 with 246.

Collisions at the BH1 1QJ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3066298366040
2ndA338246307020
3rdB3064162192224
4thA35148173116
5thA34785112015
6thA3414500
7thB30613400
8thB30682201
9thA3521100
10thA361100
11thA3881100
12thB30631101

Towns near the BH1 1QJ hotspot

1,552 of the 1,553 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bournemouth.

All 1,553 crashes at the BH1 1QJ hotspot

Newest first, from 3 January 2001 to 27 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year