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Portsmouth road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 607 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2013, and 727 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2012 (634), and casualties fell from 740.

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

Collisions in 2013
607
Down 4% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
727
Down 2% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2013

0.2% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious11218%
  • Slight49481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious11516%
  • Slight61184%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2013 is highlighted, with 607, down 4% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 607
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (15%)
  • Tuesday92 (15%)
  • Wednesday98 (16%)
  • Thursday100 (16%)
  • Friday108 (18%)
  • Saturday72 (12%)
  • Sunday48 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.8%)
  • February43 (7.1%)
  • March35 (5.8%)
  • April45 (7.4%)
  • May42 (6.9%)
  • June50 (8.2%)
  • July52 (8.6%)
  • August47 (7.7%)
  • September68 (11%)
  • October66 (11%)
  • November67 (11%)
  • December51 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight431 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds531 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry491 (81%)
  • Wet or damp109 (18%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph68 (11%)
  • 30 mph434 (71%)
  • 40 mph46 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph39 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (12%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (41%)
  • Cyclist188 (26%)
  • Pedestrian114 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5%)
  • 16 to 20108 (15%)
  • 21 to 25112 (15%)
  • 26 to 35131 (18%)
  • 36 to 45117 (16%)
  • 46 to 5589 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (69%)
  • Pedestrian114 (16%)
  • Passenger112 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle191 (17%)
  • Motorcycle101 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 60th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2013

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2013, with 72 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2013

The A2047 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2013: 70, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20477078012
2ndA36995013
3rdA20306581011
4thA2885463012
5thA27496609
6thB2154292907
7thA397181805
8thM27121311
9thB2177111602
10thM27581102
11thB21516701
12thB21552300
13thB21521100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2013

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 522.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2013

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2013: 171.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2013, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years