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Portsmouth road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 596 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2009, and 705 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2008 (597), and casualties fell from 719.

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

Collisions in 2009
596
Level with 2008
Casualties in 2009
705
Down 2% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2009

0.3% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious9516%
  • Slight49984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious9513%
  • Slight60886%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2009 is highlighted, with 596, level with 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 596
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (16%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday80 (13%)
  • Friday111 (19%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.4%)
  • February40 (6.7%)
  • March69 (12%)
  • April51 (8.6%)
  • May48 (8.1%)
  • June48 (8.1%)
  • July46 (7.7%)
  • August39 (6.5%)
  • September56 (9.4%)
  • October50 (8.4%)
  • November58 (9.7%)
  • December47 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds509 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry463 (78%)
  • Wet or damp122 (20%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph80 (13%)
  • 30 mph416 (70%)
  • 40 mph46 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph36 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway439 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (15%)
  • Roundabout51 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (44%)
  • Cyclist139 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (15%)
  • Pedestrian102 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20143 (20%)
  • 21 to 2586 (12%)
  • 26 to 35135 (19%)
  • 36 to 45101 (14%)
  • 46 to 5577 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.5%)
  • Over 7521 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (67%)
  • Passenger129 (18%)
  • Pedestrian102 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle144 (13%)
  • Motorcycle111 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 89th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2009

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2009, with 80 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2009

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2009: 77, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37795010
2ndA2047606707
3rdA20305361111
4thA288444705
5thA27365804
6thB2177182706
7thM27162701
8thB2154151802
9thB215181001
10thM2756700
11thA3975702
12thA2282200
13thB21522201
14thA301101
15thA30201100
16thB11500
17thB20471100
18thB21551100
19thB22171100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2009

Portsmouth had 527 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2009

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2009: 175.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years