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Eastleigh road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 1996, and 613 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1995 (397), and casualties rose from 532.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,071 collisions in Eastleigh.

Collisions in 1996
465
Up 17% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
613
Up 15% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 1996

0.6% of collisions in Eastleigh in 1996 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5612%
  • Slight40687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7011%
  • Slight54088%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 465, up 17% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 in 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (16%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.9%)
  • February40 (8.6%)
  • March33 (7.1%)
  • April40 (8.6%)
  • May38 (8.2%)
  • June43 (9.2%)
  • July39 (8.4%)
  • August34 (7.3%)
  • September36 (7.7%)
  • October54 (12%)
  • November34 (7.3%)
  • December42 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (69%)
  • Wet or damp138 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph270 (58%)
  • 40 mph74 (16%)
  • 60 mph66 (14%)
  • 70 mph55 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (16%)
  • Roundabout48 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant406 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (10%)
  • Cyclist59 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6%)
  • 16 to 20109 (18%)
  • 21 to 2583 (14%)
  • 26 to 35132 (22%)
  • 36 to 4587 (14%)
  • 46 to 5562 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (66%)
  • Passenger152 (25%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car710 (77%)
  • Motorcycle63 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Eastleigh

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Eastleigh ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1996.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 1996

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 1996: 44, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA335446006
2ndM27406307
3rdA27344314
4thA334263602
5thB3037192604
6thB3397151903
7thM3131901
8thB3043121610
9thB3354111310
10thB3035101101
11thA302581101
12thA30245500
13thB30334600
14thA30331100
15thA30431100
16thA3321100
17thA3751100
18thB30241100
19thB30551100
20thB33421100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 1996

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 134.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 1996

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 1996: 164.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years