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Eastleigh road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 2016, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2015 (274), and casualties rose from 336.

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

Collisions in 2016
276
Up 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
339
Up 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 2016

None of the collisions in Eastleigh in 2016 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4717%
  • Slight22983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight29186%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 276, up 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 276
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (17%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.1%)
  • February21 (7.6%)
  • March22 (8%)
  • April20 (7.2%)
  • May26 (9.4%)
  • June27 (9.8%)
  • July17 (6.2%)
  • August18 (6.5%)
  • September21 (7.6%)
  • October19 (6.9%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December29 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (4.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (71%)
  • Wet or damp75 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph164 (59%)
  • 40 mph54 (20%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph49 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (16%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (15%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)
  • Cyclist35 (10%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2054 (16%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3562 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (14%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.1%)
  • Over 7510 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (71%)
  • Passenger59 (17%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (74%)
  • Motorcycle54 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 2016.

Collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastleigh in 2016

Bursledon & Hound North, Eastleigh, SO31 8BG area and Hedge End South, Eastleigh, SO30 2ZP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Eastleigh in 2016, with 26 collisions each.

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 2016

The M27 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 2016: 35, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM27354103
2ndA335212405
3rdA27202500
4thM3203604
5thA334172102
6thB3035111203
7thB3397101103
8thB30378900
9thB33548802
10thA302471200
11thB30437701
12thB33425702
13thB30364401
14thA30253300
15thB30333300
16thB30561200
17thB33351100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 2016

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 58.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 2016

SO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 2016: 76.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years