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Portsmouth road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 675 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2007, and 788 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2006 (719), and casualties fell from 877.

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

Collisions in 2007
675
Down 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
788
Down 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2007

0.3% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7611%
  • Slight59788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious779.8%
  • Slight70990%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2007 is highlighted, with 675, down 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 675
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (15%)
  • Tuesday115 (17%)
  • Wednesday104 (15%)
  • Thursday93 (14%)
  • Friday111 (16%)
  • Saturday89 (13%)
  • Sunday63 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.3%)
  • February48 (7.1%)
  • March63 (9.3%)
  • April67 (9.9%)
  • May53 (7.9%)
  • June45 (6.7%)
  • July65 (9.6%)
  • August48 (7.1%)
  • September50 (7.4%)
  • October67 (9.9%)
  • November54 (8%)
  • December59 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight518 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds586 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry532 (79%)
  • Wet or damp139 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph546 (81%)
  • 40 mph43 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph17 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph38 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (19%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (39%)
  • Pedestrian159 (20%)
  • Cyclist145 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1558 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20150 (19%)
  • 21 to 25119 (15%)
  • 26 to 35140 (18%)
  • 36 to 45115 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.4%)
  • Over 7526 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (63%)
  • Pedestrian159 (20%)
  • Passenger136 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car784 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle146 (12%)
  • Motorcycle112 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car50 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 85th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2007

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2007, with 86 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2007

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2007: 78, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3789805
2ndA20476573110
3rdA288485605
4thA2030465013
5thA27415302
6thB2154243002
7thA397151601
8thM27141802
9thB215191401
10thB217771301
11thM2757800
12thA2284401
13thB21523300
14thA20701100
15thA2301100
16thA30901100
17thB21501100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2007

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 583.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2007

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2007: 155.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years