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Portsmouth road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 597 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2008, and 719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2007 (675), and casualties fell from 788.

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

Collisions in 2008
597
Down 12% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
719
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2008

1.3% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious8915%
  • Slight50084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious9113%
  • Slight62086%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2008 is highlighted, with 597, down 12% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 597
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (16%)
  • Tuesday100 (17%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (14%)
  • Friday81 (14%)
  • Saturday88 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.7%)
  • February44 (7.4%)
  • March47 (7.9%)
  • April48 (8%)
  • May58 (9.7%)
  • June52 (8.7%)
  • July57 (9.5%)
  • August51 (8.5%)
  • September51 (8.5%)
  • October63 (11%)
  • November39 (6.5%)
  • December41 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight459 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds515 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry474 (79%)
  • Wet or damp121 (20%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph60 (10%)
  • 30 mph418 (70%)
  • 40 mph61 (10%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph15 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph29 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (20%)
  • Roundabout46 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (40%)
  • Cyclist135 (19%)
  • Pedestrian118 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20157 (22%)
  • 21 to 2596 (13%)
  • 26 to 35122 (17%)
  • 36 to 4590 (13%)
  • 46 to 5566 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.5%)
  • Over 7522 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider448 (62%)
  • Passenger153 (21%)
  • Pedestrian118 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car700 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (12%)
  • Motorcycle117 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Portsmouth ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 91st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2008

Nelson, Portsmouth, PO2 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2008, with 64 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2008

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2008: 71, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3718409
2ndA2885568113
3rdA20475260010
4thA2030495905
5thA27415627
6thM275172412
7thB2154141611
8thB2177142111
9thB2151101000
10thA39771000
11thM277802
12thB21523300
13thA23001100
14thA2471100
15thA30271100
16thA3771100
17thB20301100
18thB21551100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2008

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 507.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2008

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2008: 173.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years