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East Hampshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 2024, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2023 (220), and casualties fell from 291.

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

Collisions in 2024
200
Down 9% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
248
Down 15% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 2024

1.5% of collisions in East Hampshire in 2024 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3920%
  • Slight15879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight20482%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 200, down 9% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 200
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday29 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.5%)
  • February12 (6%)
  • March17 (8.5%)
  • April12 (6%)
  • May20 (10%)
  • June13 (6.5%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August20 (10%)
  • September18 (9%)
  • October18 (9%)
  • November17 (8.5%)
  • December15 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (69%)
  • Wet or damp56 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2%)
  • 30 mph80 (40%)
  • 40 mph23 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph55 (28%)
  • 70 mph27 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant161 (65%)
  • Pedestrian26 (10%)
  • Van occupant22 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2030 (12%)
  • 21 to 2518 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 3540 (16%)
  • 36 to 4544 (18%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 6532 (13%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.9%)
  • Over 7519 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (77%)
  • Passenger32 (13%)
  • Pedestrian26 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (12%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2024.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hampshire in 2024

Petersfield St Peter's, East Hampshire, GU32 3AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hampshire in 2024, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 2024: 32, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3324608
2ndA31141802
3rdA325101404
4thA3398901
5thA27271221
6thB30047800
7thB20706611
8thB21496802
9thA325503
10thB33495601
11thB30064401
12thB21313300
13thB21463401
14thB21482200
15thB21992300
16thB30022500
17thA3(M)1100

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 2024

Petersfield had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 2024: 18.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 2024

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 2024: 56.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2024.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years