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Eastleigh road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 2012, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2011 (303), and casualties rose from 385.

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

Collisions in 2012
323
Up 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
410
Up 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 2012

0.3% of collisions in Eastleigh in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight27786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight36288%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 323, up 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday59 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8%)
  • February26 (8%)
  • March38 (12%)
  • April28 (8.7%)
  • May26 (8%)
  • June17 (5.3%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August25 (7.7%)
  • September25 (7.7%)
  • October25 (7.7%)
  • November28 (8.7%)
  • December25 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (70%)
  • Wet or damp93 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph178 (55%)
  • 40 mph75 (23%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph10 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph54 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (20%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (14%)
  • Pedestrian42 (10%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2075 (18%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (21%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.7%)
  • Over 7521 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (69%)
  • Passenger87 (21%)
  • Pedestrian42 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (72%)
  • Motorcycle61 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2012.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastleigh in 2012

Swaythling, Southampton, SO18 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastleigh in 2012, with 40 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 2012

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 2012: 56, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA335567305
2ndM27364802
3rdA27171902
4thA334172404
5thM3172002
6thB3043121501
7thB3037111303
8thB3354101200
9thA302591001
10thA30246900
11thB30354902
12thB30364401
13thB33424600
14thB30333301
15thB33972310

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 2012

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 96.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 2012

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 2012: 115.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years