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Portsmouth road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 784 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2004, and 962 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (805), and casualties fell from 1,016.

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

Collisions in 2004
784
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
962
Down 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2004

0.6% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious10614%
  • Slight67386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious11312%
  • Slight84488%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2004 is highlighted, with 784, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (14%)
  • Tuesday118 (15%)
  • Wednesday119 (15%)
  • Thursday113 (14%)
  • Friday138 (18%)
  • Saturday107 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (8.4%)
  • February54 (6.9%)
  • March61 (7.8%)
  • April66 (8.4%)
  • May69 (8.8%)
  • June56 (7.1%)
  • July64 (8.2%)
  • August62 (7.9%)
  • September57 (7.3%)
  • October89 (11%)
  • November73 (9.3%)
  • December67 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight575 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds598 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry581 (74%)
  • Wet or damp198 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph614 (78%)
  • 40 mph47 (6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph33 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph82 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway178 (23%)
  • Roundabout113 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (47%)
  • Pedestrian152 (16%)
  • Cyclist151 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1048 (5%)
  • 11 to 1557 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20167 (17%)
  • 21 to 25118 (12%)
  • 26 to 35171 (18%)
  • 36 to 45135 (14%)
  • 46 to 5598 (10%)
  • 56 to 6575 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.5%)
  • Over 7533 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider580 (60%)
  • Passenger230 (24%)
  • Pedestrian152 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,020 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle151 (10%)
  • Motorcycle114 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach59 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car46 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 83rd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2004

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2004, with 98 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2004

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2004: 98, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA398114010
2ndA203081104013
3rdA2047657509
4thA27495904
5thA288486006
6thB2154283106
7thM27273411
8thM275233123
9thA397162103
10thB2177122002
11thB2151111812
12thB2152101302
13thB21555601
14thA2282201
15thA30472211
16thA20431100
17thB20511100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2004

Portsmouth had 635 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2004

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2004: 236.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years