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East Hampshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 2022, and 276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2021 (190), and casualties rose from 241.

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

Collisions in 2022
209
Up 10% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
276
Up 15% on 2021
Fatal collisions
8
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
23% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 2022

3.8% of collisions in East Hampshire in 2022 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.8%
  • Serious4923%
  • Slight15273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious5420%
  • Slight21377%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 209, up 10% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 209
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (16%)
  • Wednesday35 (17%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday38 (18%)
  • Saturday20 (9.6%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.6%)
  • February20 (9.6%)
  • March8 (3.8%)
  • April13 (6.2%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June18 (8.6%)
  • July15 (7.2%)
  • August26 (12%)
  • September17 (8.1%)
  • October11 (5.3%)
  • November20 (9.6%)
  • December22 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (74%)
  • Wet or damp46 (22%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph71 (34%)
  • 40 mph22 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph66 (32%)
  • 70 mph35 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (17%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (16%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2027 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3551 (18%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (15%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.6%)
  • Over 7526 (9.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (76%)
  • Passenger48 (17%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car246 (69%)
  • Motorcycle43 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Hampshire ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 2022.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hampshire in 2022

Horndean Kings & Blendworth, East Hampshire, PO8 9JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hampshire in 2022, with 10 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 2022: 22, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3222413
2ndA31212812
3rdA272132006
4thA325111605
5thB3004101302
6thA329912
7thB20708811
8thB300281102
9thA3397803
10thA3(M)61402
11thB214961001
12thB30066911
13thB334951011
14thB21991200

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 2022

Alton, East Hampshire had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 2022: 16.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 2022

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 2022: 69.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 2022, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years