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Portsmouth road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 634 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2012, and 740 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (684), and casualties fell from 807.

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

Collisions in 2012
634
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
740
Down 8% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious11718%
  • Slight51481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious12016%
  • Slight61783%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2012 is highlighted, with 634, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 634
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday108 (17%)
  • Wednesday104 (16%)
  • Thursday106 (17%)
  • Friday96 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (9.6%)
  • Sunday65 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6%)
  • February44 (6.9%)
  • March60 (9.5%)
  • April47 (7.4%)
  • May52 (8.2%)
  • June39 (6.2%)
  • July60 (9.5%)
  • August52 (8.2%)
  • September50 (7.9%)
  • October69 (11%)
  • November72 (11%)
  • December51 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight474 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds537 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry469 (74%)
  • Wet or damp160 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph67 (11%)
  • 30 mph468 (74%)
  • 40 mph32 (5%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph44 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway455 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (16%)
  • Roundabout56 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (44%)
  • Cyclist172 (23%)
  • Pedestrian116 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20123 (17%)
  • 21 to 25112 (15%)
  • 26 to 35131 (18%)
  • 36 to 45101 (14%)
  • 46 to 5582 (11%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.8%)
  • Over 7525 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider520 (70%)
  • Pedestrian116 (16%)
  • Passenger104 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car783 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle177 (15%)
  • Motorcycle90 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 60th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2012

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2012, with 74 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2012

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2012: 74, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37490012
2ndA20305968012
3rdA20475970014
4thA288566816
5thA27496419
6thB2154222404
7thM27182403
8thB2177101410
9thA39791203
10thB21518903
11thM27571101
12thB21554402
13thB21523300

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2012

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 556.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2012

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2012: 175.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years