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Portsmouth road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 684 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2011, and 807 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2010 (582), and casualties rose from 742.

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

Collisions in 2011
684
Up 18% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
807
Up 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2011

None of the collisions in Portsmouth in 2011 were fatal and 21% were serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious14121%
  • Slight54379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious14318%
  • Slight66482%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2011 is highlighted, with 684, up 18% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 684
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (12%)
  • Tuesday114 (17%)
  • Wednesday129 (19%)
  • Thursday111 (16%)
  • Friday106 (15%)
  • Saturday85 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.9%)
  • February55 (8%)
  • March54 (7.9%)
  • April64 (9.4%)
  • May57 (8.3%)
  • June47 (6.9%)
  • July69 (10%)
  • August49 (7.2%)
  • September66 (9.6%)
  • October59 (8.6%)
  • November54 (7.9%)
  • December56 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight496 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds602 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (8.3%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry551 (81%)
  • Wet or damp131 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph98 (14%)
  • 30 mph484 (71%)
  • 40 mph45 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph37 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway500 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (14%)
  • Roundabout51 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (41%)
  • Cyclist195 (24%)
  • Pedestrian125 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20154 (19%)
  • 21 to 25120 (15%)
  • 26 to 35127 (16%)
  • 36 to 45123 (15%)
  • 46 to 5591 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.7%)
  • Over 7523 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider544 (67%)
  • Passenger138 (17%)
  • Pedestrian125 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car772 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle202 (16%)
  • Motorcycle105 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car71 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 58th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2011

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2011, with 94 collisions, 21 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2011

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2011: 87, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387102019
2ndA20478595021
3rdA2885867011
4thA20305567012
5thA27374809
6thB2154272704
7thM27212906
8thB2177142203
9thM275132904
10thA397121401
11thB2151111102
12thB21525700
13thB21552200

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2011

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 592.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2011

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2011: 180.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2011, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years