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Eastleigh road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 1997, and 548 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1996 (465), and casualties fell from 613.

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

Collisions in 1997
415
Down 11% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
548
Down 11% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Eastleigh in 1997 were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious368.7%
  • Slight37691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious437.8%
  • Slight50292%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 415, down 11% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (17%)
  • Thursday75 (18%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8%)
  • February33 (8%)
  • March38 (9.2%)
  • April32 (7.7%)
  • May33 (8%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July37 (8.9%)
  • August26 (6.3%)
  • September21 (5.1%)
  • October41 (9.9%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December35 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (15%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (66%)
  • Wet or damp137 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph234 (56%)
  • 40 mph57 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph56 (13%)
  • 70 mph62 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (17%)
  • Roundabout61 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (10%)
  • Pedestrian56 (10%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2098 (18%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 35117 (21%)
  • 36 to 4592 (17%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (64%)
  • Passenger143 (26%)
  • Pedestrian56 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (76%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1997.

Collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 1997

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 1997: 37, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA335375214
2ndM27355503
3rdA27294002
4thA334202500
5thM3162701
6thB3037131500
7thB3354101203
8thB3397101402
9thA302491100
10thB30357801
11thB304361101
12thB30334501
13thA30372201
14thA3252200
15thA2351200
16thA3241100
17thA331100
18thB30361100
19thB30571100
20thB33421200

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 1997

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 105.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 1997

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 1997: 129.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years