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East Hampshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 2021, and 241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2020 (161), and casualties rose from 201.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,511 collisions in East Hampshire.

Collisions in 2021
190
Up 18% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
241
Up 20% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 2021

1.6% of collisions in East Hampshire in 2021 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious5328%
  • Slight13471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5623%
  • Slight18276%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 190, up 18% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 190
  • 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 in 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (8.9%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday34 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (8.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.3%)
  • February13 (6.8%)
  • March7 (3.7%)
  • April13 (6.8%)
  • May7 (3.7%)
  • June15 (7.9%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August24 (13%)
  • September25 (13%)
  • October18 (9.5%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December15 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (70%)
  • Wet or damp47 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.7%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph79 (42%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph49 (26%)
  • 70 mph33 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (22%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (13%)
  • Cyclist18 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2524 (10%)
  • 26 to 3542 (17%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (15%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7.9%)
  • Over 7515 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (77%)
  • Passenger38 (16%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car244 (73%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2021.

Collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in East Hampshire in 2021

Petersfield St Peter's, East Hampshire, GU32 3AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hampshire in 2021, with 13 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 2021: 35, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3354109
2ndA2729904
3rdA32591415
4thA3181001
5thB207081002
6thB30047900
7thA325600
8thA3395713
9thB21494400
10thA3(M)3701
11thB21313300
12thB30063701
13thB21462200
14thB30022501
15thB21481100
16thB33491100

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 2021

Petersfield had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 2021: 16.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 2021

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 2021: 47.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years