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BH8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,764 road traffic collisions in the BH8 postcode district, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,092 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 874 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 67 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (64).

Collisions since 1979
5,764
372nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,092
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
47 people killed
Serious collisions
874
930 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
67
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
75
Up 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BH8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal470.8%
  • Serious87415%
  • Slight4,84384%

What the data shows

  • BH8 had 741 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 1,250 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in BH8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 673 children under 16 were killed or injured in BH8, 9.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in BH8.

Where BH8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
372nd
Most casualties
465th
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
582nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday803 (14%)
  • Tuesday881 (15%)
  • Wednesday893 (15%)
  • Thursday925 (16%)
  • Friday980 (17%)
  • Saturday773 (13%)
  • Sunday509 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,151 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,438 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit90 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown47 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,049 (70%)
  • Roundabout919 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway649 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road139 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph5,166 (90%)
  • 40 mph75 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph203 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph62 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph241 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,762 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds796 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other66 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,535 (50%)
  • Cyclist1,120 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist1,120 (16%)
  • Pedestrian939 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant133 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant107 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant68 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BH8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BH8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BH8 peaked at 169 in 2002; 2025 had 67.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 67
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256775
20246466
20237895
20227684
20217789
20206375
20197798
20187891
20177993
201682105
2015115146
2014124147
2013101113
2012123146
2011120149
2010120146
2009114140
2008141176
2007157189
2006135166
2005152194
2004133165
2003153194
2002169222
2001141175
2000160209
1999147186
1998150201
1997143172
1996128165
1995119146
1994118148
1993131161
1992106137
1991130170
1990146173
1989155181
1988151176
1987151186
1986113131
1985154187
1984154184
1983136175
1982147174
1981134165
1980130166
1979122160

Map of recent crashes in BH8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BH8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BH8

The 24 most recent collisions in BH8 happened between 9 August and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BH8

The B3063 has the most collisions in BH8, 971 of 5,764 (17%), followed by the A3060 (788).

Collisions in BH8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB30639711,1465170
2ndA3060788995399
3rdA33872795414135
4thA3049480584469
5thA35255300328
6thB3066252289033
7thB3064444918
8thA3380263324
9thB3061172002
10thB305991103
11thA30664701
12thB30494400
13thB30603700

Council areas covering BH8

Collisions in BH8 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 5,760 of 5,764 (99.9%).

Collisions in BH8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole5,7607,08747874
2ndDorset4500

Town in BH8

Of the 5,764 collisions in BH8, 5,669 (98%) were in Bournemouth.