Skip to main content
CrashStats

Havant road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,382 road traffic collisions in Havant from 1979 to 2025, and 20,378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 164 were fatal and 3,204 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 187 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (202), and casualties fell from 272 to 218.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,382
127th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
20,378
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
164
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
187
Down 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Havant

1% of collisions in Havant from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1641%
  • Serious3,20420%
  • Slight13,01479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1710.8%
  • Serious3,53217%
  • Slight16,67582%

Havant road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havant, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1984. In 2025 there were 187, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 187
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025187218
2024202272
2023177226
2022173213
2021183217
2020180218
2019225285
2018228260
2017235283
2016223262
2015223277
2014226273
2013224277
2012273333
2011286365
2010257314
2009269340
2008232283
2007282337
2006282360
2005347445
2004347438
2003403490
2002396526
2001445587
2000447584
1999450596
1998430527
1997427528
1996404495
1995393485
1994435558
1993417517
1992428543
1991410535
1990500642
1989434539
1988474558
1987493597
1986509615
1985494600
1984515614
1983457546
1982429547
1981452565
1980408512
1979471576

When and where crashes happen in Havant

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,385 (15%)
  • Tuesday2,509 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,469 (15%)
  • Thursday2,578 (16%)
  • Friday2,736 (17%)
  • Saturday2,087 (13%)
  • Sunday1,618 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59396 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59165 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,201 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,312 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,945 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,322 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,642 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,399 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,274 (7.8%)
  • February1,060 (6.5%)
  • March1,272 (7.8%)
  • April1,286 (7.9%)
  • May1,421 (8.7%)
  • June1,318 (8%)
  • July1,464 (8.9%)
  • August1,363 (8.3%)
  • September1,490 (9.1%)
  • October1,533 (9.4%)
  • November1,540 (9.4%)
  • December1,361 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,124 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,489 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting421 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown300 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit48 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,097 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,967 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds319 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds270 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist67 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds38 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (under 0.1%)
  • Other582 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,651 (71%)
  • Wet or damp4,496 (27%)
  • Frost or ice167 (1%)
  • Snow43 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep17 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph130 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph11,258 (69%)
  • 40 mph2,797 (17%)
  • 50 mph44 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph840 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph1,311 (8%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,349 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway2,065 (13%)
  • Roundabout1,637 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road216 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded115 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Havant

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9,733 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist3,755 (18%)
  • Cyclist2,998 (15%)
  • Pedestrian2,678 (13%)
  • Van occupant398 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant356 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant174 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)75 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant75 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant65 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded40 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5502 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10992 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 151,733 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 204,751 (23%)
  • 21 to 252,376 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,018 (15%)
  • 36 to 452,426 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,756 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 651,232 (6%)
  • 66 to 75848 (4.2%)
  • Over 75727 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,496 (66%)
  • Passenger4,204 (21%)
  • Pedestrian2,678 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,629 (66%)
  • Motorcycle3,847 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle3,078 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,513 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach496 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes493 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car388 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle185 (0.6%)
  • Minibus132 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)42 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Havant

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Havant

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Havant ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havant had the 127th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
127th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 42nd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
222ndWelwyn Hatfield16,55422,8402323,068
223rdEast Hampshire16,51122,7553753,980
224thSurrey Heath16,48622,9212002,606
225thHavant (this area)16,38220,3781643,204
226thConwy16,35923,6603133,099
227thCity of London16,32018,120872,333
228thExeter16,01019,1681652,891

Accident hotspots in Havant

Havant St Faith's, Havant, PO9 1HH area is the busiest accident hotspot in Havant, with 673 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Havant with the most crashes

The A3 had the most collisions in Havant from 1979 to 2025: 1,598, including 15 fatal and 325 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havant, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31,5981,95015325
2ndB21491,1581,50120245
3rdB21509751,25010175
4thA279591,36024192
5thA30238131,10710171
6thA3(M)489727967
7thB2148271341160
8thB2177233278531
9thA259173218234
10thA2030127162020
11thB21476983125
12thB2141131402
13thA2023101202
14thA302081000
15thB30234502
16thB21593300
17thM33400
18thA2882201
19thA30262300
20thA32032201

Towns in Havant

Havant itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 5,799.

Postcode districts in Havant

PO9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havant from 1979 to 2025: 7,579.

Latest crashes in Havant

Of the latest 24 crashes in Havant, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 23 December 2025.

Severity