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BH11 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,405 road traffic collisions in the BH11 postcode district, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,985 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 477 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, down 29% on 2024 (31).

Collisions since 1979
2,405
1,561st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,985
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
28 people killed
Serious collisions
477
523 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Down 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
23
Down 36% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BH11

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal241%
  • Serious47720%
  • Slight1,90479%

What the data shows

  • BH11 had 309 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 471 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in BH11 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 478 children under 16 were killed or injured in BH11, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in BH11.

Where BH11 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,561st
Most casualties
1,664th
Most fatal collisions
2,033rd
Most serious collisions
1,557th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday352 (15%)
  • Tuesday351 (15%)
  • Wednesday369 (15%)
  • Thursday381 (16%)
  • Friday376 (16%)
  • Saturday342 (14%)
  • Sunday234 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,764 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit583 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,910 (79%)
  • Roundabout266 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway220 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,844 (77%)
  • 40 mph494 (21%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph58 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,948 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds361 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,431 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist603 (20%)
  • Pedestrian418 (14%)
  • Cyclist389 (13%)
  • Van occupant49 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BH11 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BH11, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BH11 peaked at 94 in 1984; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252223
20243136
20234450
20223137
20213137
20202327
20192731
20182632
20173444
20164062
20154146
20143749
20133743
20124755
20116180
20105165
20094145
20084153
20076595
20065061
20054459
20046067
20034552
20026688
20015371
20005975
19997082
19985264
19976285
19966493
19956273
19945868
19934150
19924961
19916781
19906076
19895559
19886175
19875872
19866584
19856782
198494117
19836981
19826175
19815366
19805270
19797888

Map of recent crashes in BH11

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BH11

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BH11

The 24 most recent collisions in BH11 happened between 8 December 2024 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BH11

The A348 has the most collisions in BH11, 584 of 2,405 (24%), followed by the A341 (412).

Collisions in BH11 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3485847598104
2ndA3414125031075
3rdA3049166201227
4thA3480182005
5thA3477801
6thB30684500

Council areas covering BH11

Collisions in BH11 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 2,367 of 2,405 (98%).

Collisions in BH11 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole2,3672,93523465
2ndDorset3850112

Towns in BH11

Collisions in BH11 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Bournemouth (1,736) and Bearwood (181).