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BH4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,078 road traffic collisions in the BH4 postcode district, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,413 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 180 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
1,078
2,170th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,413
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
9 people killed
Serious collisions
180
205 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BH4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious18017%
  • Slight89083%

What the data shows

  • BH4 had 170 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 211 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in BH4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 71 children under 16 were killed or injured in BH4, 5.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in BH4.

Where BH4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,170th
Most casualties
2,191st
Most fatal collisions
2,472nd
Most serious collisions
2,290th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (16%)
  • Tuesday150 (14%)
  • Wednesday143 (13%)
  • Thursday170 (16%)
  • Friday184 (17%)
  • Saturday153 (14%)
  • Sunday107 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight827 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit221 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway913 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road111 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout22 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph933 (87%)
  • 40 mph39 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph71 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph29 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds897 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant794 (56%)
  • Pedestrian204 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist173 (12%)
  • Cyclist149 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BH4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BH4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BH4 peaked at 39 in 2004; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251719
20242021
20231724
20221818
20211617
2020913
20191220
20181616
20172430
20162132
20152127
20141723
20132429
20121923
20112121
20102021
20092931
20082021
20072328
20061725
20053452
20043966
20032330
20023049
20012736
20002437
19992847
19982435
19973245
19962840
19952733
19942430
19932328
19922632
19912025
19901928
19891926
19882434
19872327
19862225
19852732
19842731
19831721
19822433
19812329
19803238
19793145

Map of recent crashes in BH4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BH4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BH4

The 24 most recent collisions in BH4 happened between 31 August 2024 and 5 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BH4

The A35 has the most collisions in BH4, 148 of 1,078 (14%), followed by the A338 (132).

Collisions in BH4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35148188130
2ndA338132215112
3rdB3065303305
4thB3066122501
5thA350071001

Council area for BH4

BH4 is in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, where police recorded 55,875 collisions from 1979 to 2025. BH4 accounts for 1.9% of them.

Towns in BH4

Collisions in BH4 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Bournemouth (982) and Poole (5).