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Portsmouth road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 719 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2006, and 877 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2005 (729), and casualties fell from 915.

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

Collisions in 2006
719
Down 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
877
Down 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2006

0.4% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious8512%
  • Slight63188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious9010%
  • Slight78489%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2006 is highlighted, with 719, down 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (15%)
  • Tuesday103 (14%)
  • Wednesday115 (16%)
  • Thursday114 (16%)
  • Friday118 (16%)
  • Saturday91 (13%)
  • Sunday70 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.1%)
  • February49 (6.8%)
  • March75 (10%)
  • April47 (6.5%)
  • May54 (7.5%)
  • June68 (9.5%)
  • July62 (8.6%)
  • August51 (7.1%)
  • September53 (7.4%)
  • October61 (8.5%)
  • November81 (11%)
  • December67 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight541 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds618 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry562 (78%)
  • Wet or damp154 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph550 (76%)
  • 40 mph72 (10%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph21 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph59 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (19%)
  • Roundabout45 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant415 (47%)
  • Cyclist138 (16%)
  • Pedestrian138 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1577 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20166 (19%)
  • 21 to 25105 (12%)
  • 26 to 35147 (17%)
  • 36 to 45162 (18%)
  • 46 to 5581 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.9%)
  • Over 7521 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (62%)
  • Passenger194 (22%)
  • Pedestrian138 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car914 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle142 (10%)
  • Motorcycle118 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach48 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 82nd most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2006

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2006, with 89 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2006

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2006: 76, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37610905
2ndA20477585011
3rdA288586607
4thA27546817
5thA2030526719
6thM27263712
7thB2177172607
8thB2154141401
9thM275111701
10thA397101000
11thB215291101
12thB215181003
13thB21553300
14thB12541100
15thB31541100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2006

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 590.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2006

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2006: 214.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years