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Portsmouth road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 911 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2002, and 1,146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2001 (811), and casualties rose from 1,014.

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

Collisions in 2002
911
Up 12% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,146
Up 13% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2002

0.3% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious11513%
  • Slight79387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious12511%
  • Slight1,01789%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2002 is highlighted, with 911, up 12% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (15%)
  • Tuesday131 (14%)
  • Wednesday148 (16%)
  • Thursday144 (16%)
  • Friday139 (15%)
  • Saturday126 (14%)
  • Sunday83 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59158 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59178 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (8.7%)
  • February63 (6.9%)
  • March70 (7.7%)
  • April75 (8.2%)
  • May81 (8.9%)
  • June70 (7.7%)
  • July77 (8.5%)
  • August72 (7.9%)
  • September71 (7.8%)
  • October107 (12%)
  • November90 (9.9%)
  • December56 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight699 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds698 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry635 (70%)
  • Wet or damp271 (30%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph681 (75%)
  • 40 mph109 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph30 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph83 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway598 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway168 (18%)
  • Roundabout120 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant580 (51%)
  • Pedestrian167 (15%)
  • Cyclist143 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1047 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20149 (13%)
  • 21 to 25154 (13%)
  • 26 to 35247 (22%)
  • 36 to 45202 (18%)
  • 46 to 55104 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.7%)
  • Over 7537 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider691 (60%)
  • Passenger288 (25%)
  • Pedestrian167 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,195 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle149 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle129 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach84 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car56 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 68th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2002

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2002, with 89 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2002

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2002: 114, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3114137013
2ndA20476785013
3rdA288587008
4thA27547808
5thA2030457204
6thM27384704
7thM275293602
8thB2177162404
9thB2154131701
10thA397121701
11thB215191002
12thB21555502
13thB21524501
14thB21573501
15thA2281100
16thA2991100
17thA3(M)1300
18thB20701100
19thB21251100
20thB21531100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2002

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 759.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2002

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2002: 258.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years