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Portsmouth road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 980 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2000, and 1,217 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1999 (913), and casualties rose from 1,108.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,247 collisions in Portsmouth.

Collisions in 2000
980
Up 7% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,217
Up 10% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2000

0.6% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2000 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious11211%
  • Slight86288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious13611%
  • Slight1,07588%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2000 is highlighted, with 980, up 7% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (13%)
  • Tuesday166 (17%)
  • Wednesday127 (13%)
  • Thursday138 (14%)
  • Friday187 (19%)
  • Saturday146 (15%)
  • Sunday84 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59159 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59149 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (8.4%)
  • February82 (8.4%)
  • March76 (7.8%)
  • April78 (8%)
  • May84 (8.6%)
  • June73 (7.4%)
  • July78 (8%)
  • August75 (7.7%)
  • September76 (7.8%)
  • October84 (8.6%)
  • November114 (12%)
  • December78 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight741 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit215 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds772 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry683 (70%)
  • Wet or damp285 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph739 (75%)
  • 40 mph109 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph48 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph80 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway637 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway177 (18%)
  • Roundabout133 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant619 (51%)
  • Cyclist183 (15%)
  • Pedestrian183 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1058 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1592 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20164 (13%)
  • 21 to 25148 (12%)
  • 26 to 35287 (24%)
  • 36 to 45183 (15%)
  • 46 to 5594 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6571 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4.4%)
  • Over 7534 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider740 (61%)
  • Passenger294 (24%)
  • Pedestrian183 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,242 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle187 (10%)
  • Motorcycle128 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach82 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car56 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Portsmouth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Portsmouth ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 69th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2000

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2000: 105, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3105143014
2ndA203088113011
3rdA204788106011
4thA288717907
5thA27608018
6thM275324307
7thM27213603
8thB2154182102
9thA397172111
10thB2177162412
11thB2151101100
12thB21527900
13thB21553300
14thB21312200
15thA2281100
16thA3(M)1200
17thA30471100
18thA321100
19thA3291101
20thA371100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2000

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 823.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2000

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2000: 268.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2000, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years