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BH2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,233 road traffic collisions in the BH2 postcode district, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,868 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 363 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 21 collisions, down 34% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
2,233
1,635th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,868
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
17 people killed
Serious collisions
363
396 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
Down 34% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
Down 39% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BH2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal170.8%
  • Serious36316%
  • Slight1,85383%

What the data shows

  • BH2 had 280 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 425 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in BH2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 137 children under 16 were killed or injured in BH2, 4.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in BH2.

Where BH2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,635th
Most casualties
1,706th
Most fatal collisions
2,230th
Most serious collisions
1,868th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday308 (14%)
  • Tuesday334 (15%)
  • Wednesday290 (13%)
  • Thursday338 (15%)
  • Friday366 (16%)
  • Saturday361 (16%)
  • Sunday236 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,526 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit646 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,606 (72%)
  • Roundabout319 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway214 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,921 (86%)
  • 40 mph68 (3%)
  • 50 mph126 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph40 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph65 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,839 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds330 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,323 (46%)
  • Pedestrian600 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist388 (14%)
  • Cyclist299 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant141 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant37 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BH2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BH2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BH2 peaked at 91 in 1980; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252122
20243236
20233339
20223134
20212937
20202020
20191726
20182328
20174146
20163346
20154250
20143949
20134358
20123850
20113440
20104252
20094052
20084556
20075364
20064965
20055257
20045258
20033860
20025992
20015476
20005984
19994662
19984857
19975979
199661107
19955473
19945069
19933452
19924967
19914149
19905366
19896576
198878101
19875977
19865663
19855767
19846382
19835671
19826981
19815876
198091116
19796780

Map of recent crashes in BH2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BH2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BH2

The 24 most recent collisions in BH2 happened between 6 December 2024 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BH2

The A35 has the most collisions in BH2, 326 of 2,233 (15%), followed by the A338 (318).

Collisions in BH2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35326394653
2ndA338318434443
3rdB3066314408157
4thA347252318142
5thA3500202201
6thB3065142102
7thA34191100
8thA33808900
9thA347071101

Council areas covering BH2

Collisions in BH2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 2,228 of 2,233 (99.8%).

Collisions in BH2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole2,2282,86017362
2ndDorset5801

Town in BH2

Of the 2,233 collisions in BH2, 2,226 (99.7%) were in Bournemouth.