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Eastleigh road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 2001, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2000 (475), and casualties fell from 625.

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

Collisions in 2001
439
Down 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
586
Down 6% on 2000
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 2001

0.9% of collisions in Eastleigh in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight38287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6711%
  • Slight51588%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 439, down 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday75 (17%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.6%)
  • February27 (6.2%)
  • March45 (10%)
  • April27 (6.2%)
  • May31 (7.1%)
  • June32 (7.3%)
  • July34 (7.7%)
  • August33 (7.5%)
  • September32 (7.3%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November43 (9.8%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other20 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (63%)
  • Wet or damp156 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph211 (48%)
  • 40 mph87 (20%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph52 (12%)
  • 70 mph80 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (21%)
  • Roundabout58 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (13%)
  • Cyclist45 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2097 (17%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 35118 (20%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5565 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (67%)
  • Passenger147 (25%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (75%)
  • Motorcycle82 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2001.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastleigh in 2001

Swaythling, Southampton, SO18 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastleigh in 2001, with 48 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 2001

The M27 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 2001: 46, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM27466922
2ndA335415804
3rdA27354503
4thM3325216
5thA334162002
6thB3037152011
7thB3354132201
8thA3025121504
9thB3397111502
10thB303581201
11thB304381001
12thA302471000
13thB33424500
14thB30462201
15thA30371100
16thA30551100
17thA351100
18thA3551100
19thB30031100
20thB30331100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 2001

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 101.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 2001

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 2001: 135.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 2001, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2001.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years