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Portsmouth road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 805 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2003, and 1,016 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2002 (911), and casualties fell from 1,146.

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

Collisions in 2003
805
Down 12% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,016
Down 11% on 2002
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2003

0.1% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2003 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious769.4%
  • Slight72890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious797.8%
  • Slight93692%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2003 is highlighted, with 805, down 12% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (14%)
  • Tuesday119 (15%)
  • Wednesday114 (14%)
  • Thursday116 (14%)
  • Friday143 (18%)
  • Saturday117 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59216 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (9.2%)
  • February64 (8%)
  • March63 (7.8%)
  • April59 (7.3%)
  • May54 (6.7%)
  • June66 (8.2%)
  • July76 (9.4%)
  • August58 (7.2%)
  • September66 (8.2%)
  • October71 (8.8%)
  • November86 (11%)
  • December68 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight593 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds670 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry636 (79%)
  • Wet or damp165 (20%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph593 (74%)
  • 40 mph94 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph28 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph83 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway516 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway173 (21%)
  • Roundabout93 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant532 (52%)
  • Cyclist142 (14%)
  • Pedestrian134 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4%)
  • 11 to 1556 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20151 (15%)
  • 21 to 25109 (11%)
  • 26 to 35207 (20%)
  • 36 to 45166 (16%)
  • 46 to 55111 (11%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7563 (6.2%)
  • Over 7528 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider621 (61%)
  • Passenger261 (26%)
  • Pedestrian134 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,084 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle146 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle121 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach60 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 80th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2003

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2003, with 104 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2003

The A27 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2003: 72, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA277210205
2ndA3708805
3rdA2047617106
4thA2030597004
5thA288476409
6thM27273903
7thM275244103
8thB2154161600
9thB2177152401
10thB2151101600
11thB215281001
12thB21557701
13thA39761002
14thA2282200
15thA30421100
16thA30471200
17thB21111201
18thB21251100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2003

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 672.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2003

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2003: 226.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2003, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years