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Eastleigh road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 2020, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2019 (227), and casualties fell from 285.

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

Collisions in 2020
167
Down 26% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
222
Down 22% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 2020

0.6% of collisions in Eastleigh in 2020 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4225%
  • Slight12474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4822%
  • Slight17378%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 167, down 26% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 167
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (11%)
  • Tuesday32 (19%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (19%)
  • Friday22 (13%)
  • Saturday23 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (13%)
  • February13 (7.8%)
  • March17 (10%)
  • April2 (1.2%)
  • May5 (3%)
  • June14 (8.4%)
  • July9 (5.4%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September15 (9%)
  • October16 (9.6%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (6.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (68%)
  • Wet or damp53 (32%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph91 (54%)
  • 40 mph37 (22%)
  • 50 mph11 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph17 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (57%)
  • Cyclist31 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (14%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2028 (13%)
  • 21 to 2527 (12%)
  • 26 to 3540 (18%)
  • 36 to 4542 (19%)
  • 46 to 5531 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5%)
  • Over 758 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (72%)
  • Passenger49 (22%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car215 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (10%)
  • Motorcycle31 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2020.

Collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastleigh in 2020

Bursledon & Hound North, Eastleigh, SO31 8BG area and Eastleigh Central, Eastleigh, SO50 5NS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Eastleigh in 2020, with 14 collisions each.

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 2020

The M27 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 2020: 21, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM27213002
2ndA335182815
3rdA334121705
4thA27111805
5thB30377700
6thM361001
7thA30243401
8thA30253401
9thB30353501
10thB33422200
11thB33542300
12thA351100
13thA3551100
14thB30331100
15thB30361100
16thB30431100
17thB33351100
18thB33971100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 2020

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 46.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 2020

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 2020: 53.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2020.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years