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BH17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,695 road traffic collisions in the BH17 postcode district, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 417 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 42 collisions, up 11% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
2,695
1,431st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,632
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
28 people killed
Serious collisions
417
474 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
42
Up 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
54
Up 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BH17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal281%
  • Serious41715%
  • Slight2,25083%

What the data shows

  • BH17 had 371 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 527 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in BH17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 424 children under 16 were killed or injured in BH17, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in BH17.

Where BH17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,431st
Most casualties
1,434th
Most fatal collisions
1,907th
Most serious collisions
1,713th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday406 (15%)
  • Tuesday432 (16%)
  • Wednesday410 (15%)
  • Thursday437 (16%)
  • Friday454 (17%)
  • Saturday325 (12%)
  • Sunday231 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,037 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit515 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit78 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,480 (55%)
  • Roundabout604 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway572 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,458 (54%)
  • 40 mph540 (20%)
  • 50 mph208 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph147 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph336 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,206 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds411 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other27 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,174 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist602 (17%)
  • Cyclist435 (12%)
  • Pedestrian231 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant78 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BH17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BH17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BH17 peaked at 90 in 1996; 2025 had 42.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 42
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254254
20243845
20232532
20223035
20214554
20203033
20192526
20184051
20175069
20164672
20153246
20144151
20133753
20125473
20115065
20106782
20094863
20086694
20076496
20066883
20057095
20046388
200388124
200281117
200183126
200082113
199983104
199878118
199786116
199690121
199586122
19947394
199390132
19925674
19915784
19907094
19895673
19887091
19875070
19865563
19856984
19846692
19834657
19824661
19813253
19803239
19793950

Map of recent crashes in BH17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BH17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BH17

The 24 most recent collisions in BH17 happened between 12 July and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BH17

The A3049 has the most collisions in BH17, 503 of 2,695 (19%), followed by the A349 (405).

Collisions in BH17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30495037291068
2ndA349405552457
3rdB3074267360228
4thA35238352452
5thA350137183214
6thA35004403
7thB30683300

Council areas covering BH17

Collisions in BH17 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 2,666 of 2,695 (99%).

Collisions in BH17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole2,6663,59327416
2ndDorset293911

Town in BH17

Of the 2,695 collisions in BH17, 1,739 (65%) were in Poole.