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Bournemouth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 26,682 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, from 1979 to 2025, and 32,957 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 207 were fatal and 4,294 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 316 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (314).

Collisions since 1979
26,682
48th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
32,957
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
207
213 people killed
Serious collisions
4,294
4,682 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
316
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
350
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for Bournemouth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2070.8%
  • Serious4,29416%
  • Slight22,18183%

What the data shows

  • Bournemouth had 3,360 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 5,167 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Bournemouth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3,330 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bournemouth, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Bournemouth.

Where Bournemouth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
48th
Most casualties
51st
Most fatal collisions
57th
Most serious collisions
52nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,888 (15%)
  • Tuesday4,037 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,924 (15%)
  • Thursday4,101 (15%)
  • Friday4,486 (17%)
  • Saturday3,759 (14%)
  • Sunday2,487 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight19,347 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,657 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit308 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown253 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting116 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21,942 (82%)
  • Roundabout2,470 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1,540 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road693 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph137 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph24,887 (93%)
  • 40 mph688 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph441 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph182 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph338 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds22,208 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,545 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds197 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds177 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist86 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds58 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (under 0.1%)
  • Other311 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded90 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant15,047 (46%)
  • Pedestrian5,642 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist5,301 (16%)
  • Cyclist5,012 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant921 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant413 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant302 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant111 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant74 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)61 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bournemouth peaked at 825 in 1984; 2025 had 316.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 316
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025316350
2024314351
2023344406
2022362418
2021318364
2020303345
2019299371
2018306368
2017422501
2016376492
2015465564
2014501587
2013491588
2012484566
2011514620
2010488609
2009529636
2008530652
2007609751
2006556693
2005647824
2004626790
2003650835
20027751,034
2001707890
2000703918
1999679875
1998628793
1997609766
1996638859
1995600738
1994589758
1993544688
1992528659
1991589745
1990596757
1989691835
1988714852
1987700843
1986614742
1985774943
1984825993
1983708851
1982779944
1981716871
1980756945
1979770977

Map of recent crashes in Bournemouth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bournemouth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bournemouth

The 24 most recent collisions in Bournemouth happened between 4 December and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bournemouth

The A35 has the most collisions in Bournemouth, 3,284 of 26,682 (12%), followed by the A347 (1,884).

Collisions in Bournemouth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA353,2843,93331521
2ndA3471,8842,31217319
3rdA30601,4361,8189163
4thA3381,3011,72617206
5thA30491,2641,56011186
6thB30661,0151,2852159
7thB30631,0091,1945176
8thA3416578058107
9thB30596457537103
10thA348413530874
11thB3064345415553
12thA350097124013
13thA34706985013
14thB3065364406
15thA3380344025
16thB3061263104
17thA3480101302
18thB30499901
19thB306991202
20thA306671101
21stB306061000
22ndB30685501
23rdA314400
24thA3494600
25thA3884601
26thA30403300
27thA3073300
28thA343300
29thB30733601
30thB30743300

Council areas covering Bournemouth

Collisions in Bournemouth were recorded in 2 council areas. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 26,663 of 26,682 (99.9%).

Collisions in Bournemouth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole26,66332,9342074,293
2ndDorset182201

Postcode districts in Bournemouth

Collisions in Bournemouth were recorded in 13 postcode districts, led by BH8 (5,669) and BH1 (4,215).