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Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,193 road traffic collisions in Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,160 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 65 were fatal and 716 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 53 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (52).

Collisions since 1979
4,193
247th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,160
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
65
66 people killed
Serious collisions
716
773 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
53
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
60
Up 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Christchurch

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal651.6%
  • Serious71617%
  • Slight3,41281%

What the data shows

  • Christchurch had 498 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 790 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Christchurch were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 627 children under 16 were killed or injured in Christchurch, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Christchurch.

Where Christchurch ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
247th
Most casualties
255th
Most fatal collisions
166th
Most serious collisions
252nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday609 (15%)
  • Tuesday672 (16%)
  • Wednesday588 (14%)
  • Thursday710 (17%)
  • Friday654 (16%)
  • Saturday566 (13%)
  • Sunday394 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,250 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit819 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,584 (85%)
  • Roundabout333 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway245 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph3,466 (83%)
  • 40 mph556 (13%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph115 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph28 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,558 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds459 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.2%)
  • Other50 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,337 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist868 (17%)
  • Cyclist867 (17%)
  • Pedestrian835 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant106 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant73 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Christchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Christchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Christchurch peaked at 140 in 1984; 2025 had 53.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 53
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255360
20245258
20234962
20225360
20214657
20204659
20193848
20184557
20176679
20165064
20156575
20146066
20137178
20128297
20116570
20107486
20097991
200888106
2007106129
2006100128
2005102136
2004110153
200393127
200296127
2001100120
2000101127
1999105138
1998124157
1997105124
199699123
19958199
199485107
1993100133
199295123
199187105
1990113152
1989115140
1988118154
1987108154
1986109127
1985121137
1984140163
1983127146
1982132164
1981103116
1980114126
1979122152

Map of recent crashes in Christchurch

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Christchurch

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Christchurch

The 24 most recent collisions in Christchurch happened between 14 August and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Christchurch

The A35 has the most collisions in Christchurch, 1,020 of 4,193 (24%), followed by the B3059 (713).

Collisions in Christchurch on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351,0201,26716175
2ndB305971384415116
3rdB3073399501450
4thA337338433862
5thB334786131323
6thA35003243011
7thB30493300
8thB3053401

Council areas covering Christchurch

Collisions in Christchurch were recorded in 3 council areas. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 4,169 of 4,193 (99%).

Collisions in Christchurch by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole4,1695,12565711
2ndNew Forest162603
3rdDorset8902

Postcode district for Christchurch

All 4,193 collisions in Christchurch were in the BH23 postcode district.