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Portsmouth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 36,247 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025, and 43,407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 276 were fatal and 6,570 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 457 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (449), and casualties fell from 519 to 510.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
36,247
74th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43,407
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
276
0.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
457
Up 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Portsmouth

0.8% of collisions in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2760.8%
  • Serious6,57018%
  • Slight29,40181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2880.7%
  • Serious7,05016%
  • Slight36,06983%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. In 2025 there were 457, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 457
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025457510
2024449519
2023463534
2022449529
2021428486
2020427495
2019484563
2018520608
2017541614
2016561652
2015591663
2014589693
2013607727
2012634740
2011684807
2010582742
2009596705
2008597719
2007675788
2006719877
2005729915
2004784962
20038051,016
20029111,146
20018111,014
20009801,217
19999131,108
19989061,134
19978861,100
19969801,184
19959501,158
19949091,081
19939841,180
19928821,060
19919231,086
19909671,154
19891,0481,241
19881,0051,175
19879091,097
19861,0011,175
19851,0511,230
19841,0251,219
19839531,108
19821,0031,203
19819711,131
19809251,126
19799831,216

When and where crashes happen in Portsmouth

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,248 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,490 (15%)
  • Wednesday5,449 (15%)
  • Thursday5,681 (16%)
  • Friday6,111 (17%)
  • Saturday4,835 (13%)
  • Sunday3,433 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,088 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59361 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,749 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,144 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596,683 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599,388 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,609 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,225 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,899 (8%)
  • February2,569 (7.1%)
  • March2,993 (8.3%)
  • April2,758 (7.6%)
  • May3,041 (8.4%)
  • June3,090 (8.5%)
  • July3,136 (8.7%)
  • August2,833 (7.8%)
  • September2,993 (8.3%)
  • October3,430 (9.5%)
  • November3,494 (9.6%)
  • December3,011 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight26,545 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8,525 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown803 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting251 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit123 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds29,445 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,007 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds723 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds629 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist91 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds79 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1,143 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded121 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry27,118 (75%)
  • Wet or damp8,828 (24%)
  • Frost or ice202 (0.6%)
  • Snow67 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep18 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel13 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1,295 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph28,364 (78%)
  • 40 mph2,686 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph321 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph1,118 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph2,459 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway25,904 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway5,276 (15%)
  • Roundabout3,771 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1,065 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded231 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant17,017 (39%)
  • Cyclist8,449 (19%)
  • Pedestrian7,263 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist7,258 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,488 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant688 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant661 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant142 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant127 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)117 (0.3%)
  • Other36 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded161 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5964 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 101,844 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 152,912 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 208,471 (20%)
  • 21 to 256,174 (14%)
  • 26 to 357,932 (18%)
  • 36 to 455,329 (12%)
  • 46 to 553,934 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 652,652 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 751,846 (4.3%)
  • Over 751,310 (3%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider27,540 (63%)
  • Passenger8,604 (20%)
  • Pedestrian7,263 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car41,216 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle8,754 (13%)
  • Motorcycle7,688 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,155 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach1,918 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,869 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,023 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle316 (0.5%)
  • Minibus275 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)177 (0.3%)
  • Other35 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Portsmouth

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

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Portsmouth ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 74th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
116th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
70thStockport36,60547,6544104,420
72ndSouthampton36,38444,2083436,828
73rdNorth Lanarkshire36,24948,5637138,598
74thPortsmouth (this area)36,24743,4072766,570
75thDudley35,58547,2464456,599
76thRotherham35,56449,4035605,955
77thDerby35,36845,1313755,741

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area is the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth, with 1,822 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025: 4,065, including 24 fatal and 734 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34,0654,92724734
2ndA20473,1903,65516586
3rdA2882,6743,13713522
4thA20302,5503,19631476
5thA272,2272,98130369
6thB21549831,1095189
7thM277941,09911126
8thM2755618331486
9thB21774977117120
10thB2151481579199
11thA397468549379
12thB2152235269237
13thB2155188212138
14thB2153142162338
15thA3336696520
16thB2134535709
17thA228343508
18thA204172201
19thA2040172305
20thA3020171713

Towns in Portsmouth

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 30,972.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025: 9,312.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth

Of the latest 24 crashes in Portsmouth, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity