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Havant road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Havant in 2023, and 226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2022 (173), and casualties rose from 213.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,382 collisions in Havant.

Collisions in 2023
177
Up 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
226
Up 6% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Havant in 2023

None of the collisions in Havant in 2023 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 1% and 20% in Havant from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3620%
  • Slight14180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4018%
  • Slight18682%

Havant road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havant, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 177, up 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 177
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 in 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (9%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (20%)
  • Friday35 (20%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.3%)
  • February8 (4.5%)
  • March19 (11%)
  • April13 (7.3%)
  • May18 (10%)
  • June13 (7.3%)
  • July13 (7.3%)
  • August16 (9%)
  • September18 (10%)
  • October14 (7.9%)
  • November21 (12%)
  • December11 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (72%)
  • Wet or damp48 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph133 (75%)
  • 40 mph21 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph14 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (12%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havant in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant122 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (14%)
  • Cyclist27 (12%)
  • Pedestrian23 (10%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2029 (13%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3540 (18%)
  • 36 to 4530 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.2%)
  • Over 7515 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (75%)
  • Passenger34 (15%)
  • Pedestrian23 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (69%)
  • Motorcycle34 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (8.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havant in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havant had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2023.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Havant in 2023

Havant St Faith's, Havant, PO9 1HH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Havant in 2023, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Havant with the most crashes in 2023

The A3 had the most collisions in Havant in 2023: 22, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havant, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3222703
2ndB2149161701
3rdA3023142102
4thA3(M)111604
5thB215071202
6thB21776700
7thA2595901
8thA274601
9thB21484403
10thA20301100
11thB21471100

Towns in Havant: crashes in 2023

Havant itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 60.

Postcode districts in Havant: crashes in 2023

PO9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havant in 2023: 80.

Latest crashes in Havant in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Havant in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Havant road accidents in other years