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Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/1771
Version Date: 04/04/2024
The Dorset Road Safe Department have provided the following information.
These figures show all injury collisions reported to the Police within 30 days of the occurrence and located in Bournemouth Council area. It does not include medical episodes, off-road collisions or confirmed suicides.
All 2023 figures are subject to change
How many road traffic incidents have happened in the Bournemouth area over the last 5 years
From this, how many accidents were serious and how many involved a fatality
Severity |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Fatal |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Serious |
57 |
55 |
63 |
57 |
64 |
Slight |
257 |
254 |
276 |
317 |
304 |
Total |
316 |
310 |
341 |
374 |
370 |
How many involved just a vehicle and a pedestrian, and again, how many were serious and how many were fatal
Table shows any collision involving at least one pedestrian
Severity |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Fatal |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Serious |
18 |
15 |
21 |
18 |
27 |
Slight |
35 |
28 |
42 |
47 |
46 |
Total |
54 |
43 |
64 |
65 |
73 |
I am not sure whether you hold this data, but how many involved a bus, and if do, how many were fatal
Table shows any collision involving at least one bus or coach; we are unable to separate buses and coaches as this is one single vehicle category.
Severity |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Fatal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Serious |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Slight |
13 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
Total |
15 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
9 |