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Eastleigh road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 17,071 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025, and 21,990 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 159 were fatal and 3,170 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 186 collisions, up 11% on 2024 (168), and casualties rose from 202 to 240.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
17,071
Joint 143rd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
21,990
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
159
0.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
186
Up 11% on 2024

Crash severity in Eastleigh

0.9% of collisions in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1590.9%
  • Serious3,17019%
  • Slight13,74280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1710.8%
  • Serious3,57916%
  • Slight18,24083%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. In 2025 there were 186, up 11% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 186
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025186240
2024168202
2023194233
2022209254
2021196238
2020167222
2019227285
2018251299
2017295361
2016276339
2015274336
2014274342
2013282341
2012323410
2011303385
2010317409
2009333440
2008366464
2007402505
2006393502
2005373466
2004402541
2003413556
2002392526
2001439586
2000475625
1999447570
1998425554
1997415548
1996465613
1995397532
1994416545
1993423559
1992380516
1991418570
1990472602
1989549750
1988493659
1987451571
1986447575
1985418508
1984446579
1983394494
1982468590
1981392500
1980398503
1979427545

When and where crashes happen in Eastleigh

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,456 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,546 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,657 (16%)
  • Thursday2,653 (16%)
  • Friday2,993 (18%)
  • Saturday2,128 (12%)
  • Sunday1,638 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59452 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59222 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,869 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,338 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,892 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,227 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,636 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,435 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,401 (8.2%)
  • February1,257 (7.4%)
  • March1,385 (8.1%)
  • April1,326 (7.8%)
  • May1,340 (7.8%)
  • June1,428 (8.4%)
  • July1,419 (8.3%)
  • August1,324 (7.8%)
  • September1,447 (8.5%)
  • October1,644 (9.6%)
  • November1,666 (9.8%)
  • December1,434 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,420 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,450 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting837 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown307 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit57 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,529 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,260 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds280 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds209 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist89 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds36 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (under 0.1%)
  • Other587 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded74 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,814 (69%)
  • Wet or damp4,968 (29%)
  • Frost or ice233 (1.4%)
  • Snow35 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep17 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph60 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph9,666 (57%)
  • 40 mph3,049 (18%)
  • 50 mph229 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph1,721 (10%)
  • 70 mph2,344 (14%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,193 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway2,695 (16%)
  • Roundabout1,738 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road360 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded85 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant12,746 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist3,727 (17%)
  • Cyclist2,285 (10%)
  • Pedestrian1,958 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant524 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant286 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)161 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant122 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant80 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant70 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5380 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10731 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 151,413 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 204,634 (21%)
  • 21 to 252,909 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,082 (19%)
  • 36 to 452,984 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,077 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 651,389 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75822 (3.7%)
  • Over 75550 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider14,936 (68%)
  • Passenger5,096 (23%)
  • Pedestrian1,958 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car23,001 (70%)
  • Motorcycle3,814 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle2,334 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,703 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes983 (3%)
  • Bus or coach393 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car190 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle173 (0.5%)
  • Minibus115 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)20 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Eastleigh

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

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Eastleigh ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had the joint 143rd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
Joint 143rd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 39th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
205thIpswich17,23320,8801563,026
206thTelford and Wrekin17,21023,2472894,048
207thTunbridge Wells17,12822,8763113,575
208thEastleigh (this area)17,07121,9901593,170
208thPembrokeshire17,07125,2523444,947
210thBreckland16,96524,6795694,485
211thVale of White Horse16,96023,1634383,688

Accident hotspots in Eastleigh

Swaythling, Southampton, SO18 2HQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Eastleigh, with 707 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025: 1,936, including 14 fatal and 322 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3351,9362,45314322
2ndM271,3721,98622185
3rdA271,1281,48213224
4thB30378591,0836195
5thA3346889193145
6thM3557838965
7thB3043460578382
8thB33974595716106
9thB3035378477371
10thB3354342447365
11thA333285371473
12thA3025322408368
13thA3024301411126
14thB3033178210046
15thA3051135179241
16thB3342132164415
17thB3036577507
18thB3335161903
19thA355111100
20thB3055111100

Towns in Eastleigh

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 4,881.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025: 5,865.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh

Of the latest 24 crashes in Eastleigh, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity