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Eastleigh road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 2017, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2016 (276), and casualties rose from 339.

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

Collisions in 2017
295
Up 7% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
361
Up 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 2017

1.7% of collisions in Eastleigh in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious6121%
  • Slight22978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6819%
  • Slight28880%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 295, up 7% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 295
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (17%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February30 (10%)
  • March28 (9.5%)
  • April16 (5.4%)
  • May24 (8.1%)
  • June13 (4.4%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August16 (5.4%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October28 (9.5%)
  • November23 (7.8%)
  • December24 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (8.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (74%)
  • Wet or damp72 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (57%)
  • 40 mph61 (21%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph48 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (18%)
  • Roundabout38 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (18%)
  • Cyclist42 (12%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2060 (17%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (19%)
  • 36 to 4559 (16%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5%)
  • Over 7513 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (74%)
  • Passenger60 (17%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (71%)
  • Motorcycle74 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Eastleigh ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had the 161st most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Eastleigh in 2017

Bursledon & Hound North, Eastleigh, SO31 8BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastleigh in 2017, with 30 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 2017

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 2017: 38, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA335385017
2ndA27243302
3rdM3243514
4thM27232823
5thA334202203
6thB3037101000
7thB3354101001
8thB33428903
9thA30246801
10thA30256711
11thB30356702
12thB33976701
13thB30331101
14thB30361200
15thB30431100
16thB30541100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 2017

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 82.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 2017

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 2017: 96.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 2017, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years