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Portsmouth road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 729 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2005, and 915 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2004 (784), and casualties fell from 962.

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

Collisions in 2005
729
Down 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
915
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2005

1.4% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious8912%
  • Slight63086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious9410%
  • Slight80988%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2005 is highlighted, with 729, down 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (15%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday123 (17%)
  • Thursday124 (17%)
  • Friday98 (13%)
  • Saturday92 (13%)
  • Sunday84 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59194 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8%)
  • February56 (7.7%)
  • March55 (7.5%)
  • April49 (6.7%)
  • May62 (8.5%)
  • June72 (9.9%)
  • July62 (8.5%)
  • August60 (8.2%)
  • September50 (6.9%)
  • October77 (11%)
  • November70 (9.6%)
  • December58 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight530 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds594 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other35 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry576 (79%)
  • Wet or damp148 (20%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph577 (79%)
  • 40 mph56 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph71 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway503 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (18%)
  • Roundabout58 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant452 (49%)
  • Pedestrian144 (16%)
  • Cyclist115 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20159 (17%)
  • 21 to 25115 (13%)
  • 26 to 35182 (20%)
  • 36 to 45128 (14%)
  • 46 to 5587 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.9%)
  • Over 7528 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded33 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (61%)
  • Passenger217 (24%)
  • Pedestrian144 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car951 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle108 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach48 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Portsmouth ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 88th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2005

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2005, with 84 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2005

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2005: 66, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3668118
2ndA27558527
3rdA2047506818
4thA288345004
5thA2030324314
6thM27243201
7thB2177213206
8thM275202513
9thB2154141503
10thB2152111202
11thA397101101
12thA2284402
13thB21554400
14thB21512300
15thA2471100
16thA3281100
17thB20471200

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2005

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 603.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2005

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2005: 212.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2005, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Portsmouth road accidents in other years