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Eastleigh road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 2024, and 202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2023 (194), and casualties fell from 233.

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

Collisions in 2024
168
Down 13% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
202
Down 13% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 2024

1.2% of collisions in Eastleigh in 2024 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3823%
  • Slight12876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4020%
  • Slight16079%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 168, down 13% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 168
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (11%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (21%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday29 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday16 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.7%)
  • February13 (7.7%)
  • March12 (7.1%)
  • April13 (7.7%)
  • May15 (8.9%)
  • June10 (6%)
  • July14 (8.3%)
  • August11 (6.5%)
  • September17 (10%)
  • October15 (8.9%)
  • November21 (13%)
  • December14 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (75%)
  • Wet or damp40 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3%)
  • 30 mph100 (60%)
  • 40 mph33 (20%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph5 (3%)
  • 70 mph22 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (15%)
  • Roundabout12 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (18%)
  • Cyclist23 (11%)
  • Pedestrian23 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2027 (13%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3538 (19%)
  • 36 to 4524 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (13%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 758 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (75%)
  • Passenger28 (14%)
  • Pedestrian23 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (67%)
  • Motorcycle38 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2024.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastleigh in 2024

Bursledon & Hound North, Eastleigh, SO31 8BG area and Swaythling, Southampton, SO18 2HQ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Eastleigh in 2024, with 18 collisions each.

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 2024

The M27 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 2024: 19, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM27192512
2ndA335181805
3rdA27151502
4thB303791004
5thM381203
6thA3345601
7thB30334400
8thB30354400
9thA30243501
10thB30363600
11thB30433401
12thB33973300
13thA30252300
14thB33542201
15thB30551100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 2024

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 46.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 2024

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 2024: 53.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years