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Eastleigh road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 2021, and 238 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2020 (167), and casualties rose from 222.

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

Collisions in 2021
196
Up 17% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
238
Up 7% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 2021

0.5% of collisions in Eastleigh in 2021 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4422%
  • Slight15177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4619%
  • Slight19180%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 196, up 17% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 196
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (19%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday39 (20%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday14 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (8.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.7%)
  • February10 (5.1%)
  • March16 (8.2%)
  • April13 (6.6%)
  • May18 (9.2%)
  • June17 (8.7%)
  • July18 (9.2%)
  • August13 (6.6%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October20 (10%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December15 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (5.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (6.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (81%)
  • Wet or damp33 (17%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph107 (55%)
  • 40 mph52 (27%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph19 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (16%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (58%)
  • Cyclist31 (13%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (11%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2029 (12%)
  • 21 to 2521 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3546 (19%)
  • 36 to 4542 (18%)
  • 46 to 5530 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.3%)
  • Over 758 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (70%)
  • Passenger42 (18%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (8%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2021.

Collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastleigh in 2021

Bursledon & Hound North, Eastleigh, SO31 8BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastleigh in 2021, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 2021

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 2021: 28, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA335283606
2ndA27162014
3rdM3132103
4thM27101200
5thA30257802
6thA3346601
7thB30376702
8thB33426700
9thB30355701
10thA30244500
11thB33544500
12thB30333300
13thB30433600
14thB30362300
15thB33972200
16thA30371100
17thA30431100
18thA3371100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 2021

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 48.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 2021

SO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 2021: 53.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2021.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years