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Portsmouth road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 582 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2010, and 742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2009 (596), and casualties rose from 705.

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

Collisions in 2010
582
Down 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
742
Up 5% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2010

0.3% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2010 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious8915%
  • Slight49184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious8912%
  • Slight65188%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2010 is highlighted, with 582, down 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday101 (17%)
  • Wednesday82 (14%)
  • Thursday99 (17%)
  • Friday90 (15%)
  • Saturday75 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.9%)
  • February34 (5.8%)
  • March55 (9.5%)
  • April53 (9.1%)
  • May41 (7%)
  • June57 (9.8%)
  • July56 (9.6%)
  • August48 (8.2%)
  • September59 (10%)
  • October47 (8.1%)
  • November55 (9.5%)
  • December37 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight427 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds493 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry444 (76%)
  • Wet or damp121 (21%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)
  • Snow6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph79 (14%)
  • 30 mph400 (69%)
  • 40 mph46 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph6 (1%)
  • 70 mph37 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (16%)
  • Roundabout43 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (47%)
  • Cyclist157 (21%)
  • Pedestrian106 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (9.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20117 (16%)
  • 21 to 25121 (16%)
  • 26 to 35140 (19%)
  • 36 to 45113 (15%)
  • 46 to 5591 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2%)
  • Over 7522 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (63%)
  • Passenger170 (23%)
  • Pedestrian106 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car689 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle170 (15%)
  • Motorcycle78 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 78th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2010

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2010, with 72 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2010

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2010: 71, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37186017
2ndA2047658409
3rdA2030486905
4thA288485618
5thA27406003
6thM27193505
7thB2154152200
8thA397101100
9thB217791601
10thB21518800
11thM2757801
12thB21523301
13thA30471100
14thB20301100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2010

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 508.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2010

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2010: 152.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years