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Eastleigh road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 1998, and 554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1997 (415), and casualties rose from 548.

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

Collisions in 1998
425
Up 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
554
Up 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 1998

1.2% of collisions in Eastleigh in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5814%
  • Slight36285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6311%
  • Slight48688%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 425, up 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.5%)
  • February27 (6.4%)
  • March33 (7.8%)
  • April36 (8.5%)
  • May38 (8.9%)
  • June39 (9.2%)
  • July26 (6.1%)
  • August33 (7.8%)
  • September32 (7.5%)
  • October41 (9.6%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December35 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (64%)
  • Wet or damp153 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph224 (53%)
  • 40 mph78 (18%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph64 (15%)
  • 70 mph58 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (66%)
  • Roundabout74 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (12%)
  • Cyclist62 (11%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2073 (13%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 35119 (21%)
  • 36 to 4592 (17%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.2%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (68%)
  • Passenger122 (22%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car617 (75%)
  • Motorcycle70 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Eastleigh

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Eastleigh ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 1998.

Collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 1998

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 1998: 43, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA335435204
2ndM27406117
3rdA27364915
4thA334233103
5thB3037162107
6thM3142602
7thB3035111503
8thB3397111501
9thA3024101200
10thB304391000
11thA302571100
12thB335471001
13thB30336601
14thA30351100
15thA3251101
16thA331100
17thA341100
18thB1941100
19thB30001100
20thB30251100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 1998

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 102.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 1998

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 1998: 124.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 1998, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years