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Eastleigh road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 2002, and 526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2001 (439), and casualties fell from 586.

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

Collisions in 2002
392
Down 11% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
526
Down 10% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Eastleigh in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5314%
  • Slight33686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6512%
  • Slight45887%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 392, down 11% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (10%)
  • February35 (8.9%)
  • March36 (9.2%)
  • April34 (8.7%)
  • May32 (8.2%)
  • June27 (6.9%)
  • July27 (6.9%)
  • August26 (6.6%)
  • September30 (7.7%)
  • October37 (9.4%)
  • November32 (8.2%)
  • December36 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (63%)
  • Wet or damp142 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (52%)
  • 40 mph89 (23%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph33 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph66 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (20%)
  • Roundabout52 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (15%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2099 (19%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 35107 (20%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.4%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (69%)
  • Passenger123 (23%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car592 (72%)
  • Motorcycle87 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2002.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastleigh in 2002

Eastleigh Central, Eastleigh, SO50 5NS area and Swaythling, Southampton, SO18 2HQ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Eastleigh in 2002, with 40 collisions each.

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 2002

The M27 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 2002: 51, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM27518718
2ndA335395403
3rdA27233304
4thM3173303
5thB3037151903
6thB3354101502
7thB3397101202
8thA33491000
9thA30248900
10thB30356700
11thA30255510
12thB30335601
13thB30435600
14thB33425601
15thA3251100
16thA3441200
17thB20421100
18thB30361100
19thB30571100
20thB33341100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 2002

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 97.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 2002

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 2002: 115.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years