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Eastleigh road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 2018, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2017 (295), and casualties fell from 361.

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

Collisions in 2018
251
Down 15% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
299
Down 17% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 2018

0.4% of collisions in Eastleigh in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4920%
  • Slight20180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5017%
  • Slight24883%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 251, down 15% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 251
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (18%)
  • Tuesday45 (18%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday25 (10%)
  • Sunday24 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.8%)
  • February12 (4.8%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April18 (7.2%)
  • May33 (13%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July16 (6.4%)
  • August16 (6.4%)
  • September20 (8%)
  • October23 (9.2%)
  • November29 (12%)
  • December16 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (6.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (75%)
  • Wet or damp60 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph159 (63%)
  • 40 mph41 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph38 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (18%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (16%)
  • Cyclist36 (12%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2034 (11%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3559 (20%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.7%)
  • Over 7511 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (70%)
  • Passenger53 (18%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (71%)
  • Motorcycle51 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2018.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastleigh in 2018

Eastleigh South, Eastleigh, SO50 0SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastleigh in 2018, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 2018

The M27 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 2018: 25, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM27253203
2ndA335212907
3rdA27151602
4thM3151600
5thB3035121404
6thB304391302
7thA3348903
8thB30378802
9thA30257701
10thB33426600
11thB33976601
12thA30244400
13thB30333602
14thB30363400
15thB33542401
16thB30461100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 2018

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 72.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 2018

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 2018: 80.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2018.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years