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BH10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,429 road traffic collisions in the BH10 postcode district, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,999 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 414 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1979
2,429
1,553rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,999
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
414
461 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
32
Up 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BH10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal160.7%
  • Serious41417%
  • Slight1,99982%

What the data shows

  • BH10 had 293 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 449 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in BH10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 421 children under 16 were killed or injured in BH10, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in BH10.

Where BH10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,553rd
Most casualties
1,661st
Most fatal collisions
2,259th
Most serious collisions
1,718th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday380 (16%)
  • Tuesday371 (15%)
  • Wednesday363 (15%)
  • Thursday354 (15%)
  • Friday394 (16%)
  • Saturday332 (14%)
  • Sunday235 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,834 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit546 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,233 (92%)
  • Roundabout146 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,328 (96%)
  • 40 mph88 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,048 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds300 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other34 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,368 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist676 (23%)
  • Cyclist426 (14%)
  • Pedestrian396 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant39 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BH10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BH10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BH10 peaked at 86 in 1979; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253032
20242830
20233539
20223642
20212529
20202936
20192125
20182838
20172939
20163241
20154249
20144959
20134349
20123953
20114049
20103141
20095056
20084251
20075974
20065462
20054156
20045563
20036280
20026890
20017289
20006981
19995465
19984554
19976077
19966385
19954967
19945064
19935266
19925469
19915985
19906274
19896785
19886978
19876786
19865366
19857586
19847793
19836581
19826983
19817083
19807487
197986112

Map of recent crashes in BH10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BH10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BH10

The 24 most recent collisions in BH10 happened between 6 April and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BH10

The A347 has the most collisions in BH10, 426 of 2,429 (18%), followed by the A341 (289).

Collisions in BH10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA347426535477
2ndA341289367248
3rdA3049119160215
4thA3060536402
5thA3470131605
6thA3483400

Council areas covering BH10

Collisions in BH10 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 2,415 of 2,429 (99%).

Collisions in BH10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole2,4152,97615413
2ndDorset142311

Towns in BH10

Collisions in BH10 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Bournemouth (2,148) and Poole (52).