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Eastleigh road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 2008, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2007 (402), and casualties fell from 505.

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

Collisions in 2008
366
Down 9% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
464
Down 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 2008

1.4% of collisions in Eastleigh in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious4412%
  • Slight31787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight41088%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 366, down 9% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (11%)
  • February32 (8.7%)
  • March34 (9.3%)
  • April33 (9%)
  • May25 (6.8%)
  • June30 (8.2%)
  • July25 (6.8%)
  • August24 (6.6%)
  • September32 (8.7%)
  • October30 (8.2%)
  • November34 (9.3%)
  • December26 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (69%)
  • Wet or damp111 (30%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph204 (56%)
  • 40 mph71 (19%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph31 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph57 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (19%)
  • Roundabout40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (15%)
  • Pedestrian42 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2096 (21%)
  • 21 to 2574 (16%)
  • 26 to 3582 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (14%)
  • 46 to 5548 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (68%)
  • Passenger106 (23%)
  • Pedestrian42 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (73%)
  • Motorcycle74 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2008.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastleigh in 2008

Bursledon & Hound North, Eastleigh, SO31 8BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastleigh in 2008, with 37 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 2008

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 2008: 47, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA335475613
2ndM27335402
3rdA27243112
4thM3234204
5thA334141504
6thB3043111301
7thB3397111212
8thB3037101000
9thA302491002
10thA302591200
11thB33547701
12thB30356800
13thB33424501
14thB30333300
15thA31100
16thA30351100
17thA32041100
18thA331100
19thA3441110
20thB30361100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 2008

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 91.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 2008

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 2008: 114.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years