Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s second consultation for the implementation of 20mph limits in Winton officially closed last week, as data revealed the benefits.
In March 2025, BCP council released their evidence as justification for the plans to decrease speed limits in surrounding areas.
The data showed that 42.6 accidents on average were prevented in the following 60 months of a 20mph limit across 51 areas; including Boscombe, Hamworthy and Lansdowne.
It was reported that there were also 338 less casualties in those areas in the first 60 months of 20mph limits, compared to the last 60 months without them.
The council have run two consultations to give residents their views on the plans, with the first opening in March earlier this year and the second running through the end of October and early November.
The area for the plans includes 11 schools and looks to protect not only drivers and pedestrians, but specifically children travelling to and from school as well.
Some have shown disagreement with the idea and see it as an inconvenience to drivers, with Facebook being a major platform for residents to share their views on the topic.
The new drafts were first pledged by councillors in January 2024, with former Conservative group leader for the council, Philip Broadhead, told the BBC in 2024: “Many of us warned that voting for these parties would see a return to anti-car measures, and this announcement… shows that we were right.”
Though there has been mostly good reaction amongst the public, with schools keen on the idea to protect their pupils and residents aware of the safety benefits.
A decision on whether the plans are to be approved is set to be made in the coming months into 2026.
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