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BH7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,245 road traffic collisions in the BH7 postcode district, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,788 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 360 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, up 23% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
2,245
1,631st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,788
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
17 people killed
Serious collisions
360
391 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Up 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
37
Up 28% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BH7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal170.8%
  • Serious36016%
  • Slight1,86883%

What the data shows

  • BH7 had 308 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 478 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in BH7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 297 children under 16 were killed or injured in BH7, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in BH7.

Where BH7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,631st
Most casualties
1,740th
Most fatal collisions
2,230th
Most serious collisions
1,874th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday344 (15%)
  • Tuesday339 (15%)
  • Wednesday329 (15%)
  • Thursday326 (15%)
  • Friday391 (17%)
  • Saturday304 (14%)
  • Sunday212 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,652 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit515 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,746 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway306 (14%)
  • Roundabout172 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph12 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,923 (86%)
  • 40 mph159 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph41 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph30 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph78 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,874 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds290 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,344 (48%)
  • Cyclist480 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist425 (15%)
  • Pedestrian405 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BH7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BH7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BH7 peaked at 68 in 2003; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 32
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253237
20242629
20232636
20223446
20213235
20202626
20192732
20182937
20174148
20163547
20153042
20144448
20135665
20124855
20115667
20103440
20095364
20085566
20074151
20066182
20055272
20046274
20036882
20026177
20015466
20006377
19995672
19986476
19974449
19965370
19955268
19945570
19934364
19924254
19915265
19904966
19894864
19885873
19875565
19863951
19855677
19846174
19835664
19825265
19814657
19805667
19796276

Map of recent crashes in BH7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BH7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BH7

The 24 most recent collisions in BH7 happened between 21 March and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BH7

The A35 has the most collisions in BH7, 996 of 2,245 (44%), followed by the A3060 (491).

Collisions in BH7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA359961,1895166
2ndA3060491647552
3rdA33893156024
4thA3500111302
5thB30598802
6thA33805812

Council area for BH7

BH7 is in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, where police recorded 55,875 collisions from 1979 to 2025. BH7 accounts for 4% of them.

Town in BH7

Of the 2,245 collisions in BH7, 2,078 (93%) were in Bournemouth.