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Eastleigh road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 2009, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2008 (366), and casualties fell from 464.

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

Collisions in 2009
333
Down 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
440
Down 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 2009

0.3% of collisions in Eastleigh in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5216%
  • Slight28084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight38588%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 333, down 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (17%)
  • Tuesday58 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (17%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9%)
  • February21 (6.3%)
  • March25 (7.5%)
  • April23 (6.9%)
  • May25 (7.5%)
  • June33 (9.9%)
  • July27 (8.1%)
  • August17 (5.1%)
  • September33 (9.9%)
  • October40 (12%)
  • November30 (9%)
  • December29 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (70%)
  • Wet or damp87 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph175 (53%)
  • 40 mph73 (22%)
  • 60 mph19 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph62 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (18%)
  • Roundabout44 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (12%)
  • Cyclist39 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2094 (21%)
  • 21 to 2568 (15%)
  • 26 to 3563 (14%)
  • 36 to 4577 (18%)
  • 46 to 5546 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (70%)
  • Passenger105 (24%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (76%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 2009.

Collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Eastleigh in 2009

Swaythling, Southampton, SO18 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastleigh in 2009, with 41 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 2009

The M27 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 2009: 52, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM27527806
2ndA335314002
3rdA27233404
4thB3037151605
5thM3142302
6thA3024121900
7thA334122001
8thB3354101502
9thB304391103
10thB30358801
11thB33426702
12thB33974502
13thA30253300
14thB30363300
15thA351100
16thB33351100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 2009

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 85.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 2009

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 2009: 102.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years