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East Hampshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,511 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025, and 22,755 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 375 were fatal and 3,980 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 201 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (200), and casualties fell from 248 to 244.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,511
129th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
22,755
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
375
2.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
201
Up 1% on 2024

Crash severity in East Hampshire

2.3% of collisions in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3752.3%
  • Serious3,98024%
  • Slight12,15674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4081.8%
  • Serious4,85221%
  • Slight17,49577%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. In 2025 there were 201, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 201
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025201244
2024200248
2023220291
2022209276
2021190241
2020161201
2019220281
2018221284
2017247345
2016260355
2015234304
2014248316
2013238286
2012245321
2011262355
2010280361
2009253321
2008278385
2007316441
2006281380
2005318416
2004322436
2003365521
2002426597
2001436607
2000394535
1999425611
1998442605
1997491707
1996441673
1995486681
1994467670
1993406582
1992452635
1991445593
1990492705
1989493692
1988481670
1987435617
1986455633
1985479668
1984466648
1983426593
1982420589
1981389556
1980443604
1979452675

When and where crashes happen in East Hampshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,252 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,328 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,446 (15%)
  • Thursday2,427 (15%)
  • Friday2,875 (17%)
  • Saturday2,172 (13%)
  • Sunday2,011 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59477 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59218 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,489 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,495 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,890 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,928 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,464 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,550 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,323 (8%)
  • February1,171 (7.1%)
  • March1,231 (7.5%)
  • April1,232 (7.5%)
  • May1,351 (8.2%)
  • June1,325 (8%)
  • July1,454 (8.8%)
  • August1,457 (8.8%)
  • September1,402 (8.5%)
  • October1,531 (9.3%)
  • November1,566 (9.5%)
  • December1,468 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,013 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,697 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,532 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown216 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit53 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,629 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,267 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds362 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds249 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist229 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds109 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.1%)
  • Other610 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,377 (63%)
  • Wet or damp5,453 (33%)
  • Frost or ice500 (3%)
  • Snow111 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep55 (0.3%)
  • Mud8 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph54 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph5,349 (32%)
  • 40 mph2,203 (13%)
  • 50 mph338 (2%)
  • 60 mph5,921 (36%)
  • 70 mph2,646 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,316 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway2,290 (14%)
  • Roundabout569 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road265 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded71 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,905 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist3,072 (14%)
  • Pedestrian1,742 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist1,404 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant859 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)262 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant149 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant147 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant102 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant76 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5403 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10697 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 151,134 (5%)
  • 16 to 204,631 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,063 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,014 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,034 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,307 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,573 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 751,027 (4.5%)
  • Over 75862 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,270 (67%)
  • Passenger5,743 (25%)
  • Pedestrian1,742 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car21,466 (72%)
  • Motorcycle3,080 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,935 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle1,459 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,056 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle253 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach246 (0.8%)
  • Minibus143 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car124 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle44 (0.1%)
  • Other29 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in East Hampshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Hampshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Hampshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had the 129th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
129th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
220thHalton16,67023,0792242,666
221stScottish Borders16,59823,7505594,571
222ndWelwyn Hatfield16,55422,8402323,068
223rdEast Hampshire (this area)16,51122,7553753,980
224thSurrey Heath16,48622,9212002,606
225thHavant16,38220,3781643,204
226thConwy16,35923,6603133,099

Accident hotspots in East Hampshire

Horndean Kings & Blendworth, East Hampshire, PO8 9JU area is the busiest accident hotspot in East Hampshire, with 320 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 47 of them serious.

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,408, including 63 fatal and 538 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32,4083,48663538
2ndA3251,6562,56041431
3rdA311,3531,95546348
4thB30048171,15419203
5thA33971994824188
6thA27261185019182
7thB300255878922145
8thA3254578424163
9thB300654477914131
10thB2070294392462
11thB2149235316255
12thB3349148214732
13thB2131135181228
14thA3(M)118180021
15thB214688118024
16thB2199508617
17thB21484669313
18thB2150374902
19thA27162601
20thA30044400

Towns in East Hampshire

Alton, East Hampshire had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,240.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,679.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in East Hampshire, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity