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East Hampshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 2023, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2022 (209), and casualties rose from 276.

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

Collisions in 2023
220
Up 5% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
291
Up 5% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 2023

2.3% of collisions in East Hampshire in 2023 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious6128%
  • Slight15470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious6422%
  • Slight22276%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 220, up 5% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 220
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (17%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (12%)
  • Friday32 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.8%)
  • February18 (8.2%)
  • March7 (3.2%)
  • April15 (6.8%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June23 (10%)
  • July20 (9.1%)
  • August13 (5.9%)
  • September22 (10%)
  • October16 (7.3%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December23 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (68%)
  • Wet or damp64 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph70 (32%)
  • 40 mph24 (11%)
  • 50 mph14 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph59 (27%)
  • 70 mph47 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (10%)
  • Van occupant18 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.2%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2036 (12%)
  • 21 to 2537 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (11%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.2%)
  • Over 7522 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (78%)
  • Passenger51 (18%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (11%)
  • Motorcycle32 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had the 165th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Hampshire in 2023

Horndean Kings & Blendworth, East Hampshire, PO8 9JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hampshire in 2023, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 2023: 36, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3364307
2ndA31172427
3rdA272121314
4thB3004121502
5thA325101511
6thA3(M)81302
7thA3281401
8thA33981013
9thB300271305
10thB30065701
11thB20704702
12thB21494601
13thB21994601
14thB33493300
15thB21311100
16thB21461100

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 2023

Petersfield had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 2023: 13.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 2023

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 2023: 64.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years