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Portsmouth road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 811 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2001, and 1,014 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2000 (980), and casualties fell from 1,217.

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

Collisions in 2001
811
Down 17% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,014
Down 17% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2001

0.7% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2001 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious799.7%
  • Slight72690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious888.7%
  • Slight92091%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2001 is highlighted, with 811, down 17% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (18%)
  • Tuesday127 (16%)
  • Wednesday116 (14%)
  • Thursday129 (16%)
  • Friday131 (16%)
  • Saturday103 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (8.4%)
  • February69 (8.5%)
  • March67 (8.3%)
  • April68 (8.4%)
  • May62 (7.6%)
  • June61 (7.5%)
  • July61 (7.5%)
  • August65 (8%)
  • September64 (7.9%)
  • October76 (9.4%)
  • November76 (9.4%)
  • December74 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight613 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds678 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry597 (74%)
  • Wet or damp205 (25%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph604 (74%)
  • 40 mph91 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph41 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph67 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway529 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway157 (19%)
  • Roundabout101 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (50%)
  • Pedestrian152 (15%)
  • Cyclist137 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (7%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1569 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20139 (14%)
  • 21 to 25126 (12%)
  • 26 to 35225 (22%)
  • 36 to 45145 (14%)
  • 46 to 55113 (11%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.3%)
  • Over 7532 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider599 (59%)
  • Passenger263 (26%)
  • Pedestrian152 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,025 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle144 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle102 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach74 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Portsmouth ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 90th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2001

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2001, with 93 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2001

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2001: 85, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA385118110
2ndA277811515
3rdA2030608419
4thA288536007
5thA2047465012
6thM275232912
7thB2154172003
8thM27172104
9thB2177141903
10thB2151131300
11thA3979900
12thB21526700
13thB21555600
14thA3341100
15thA371100
16thA3871100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2001

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 675.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2001

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2001: 250.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2001, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years