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Portsmouth road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 589 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2014, and 693 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2013 (607), and casualties fell from 727.

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

Collisions in 2014
589
Down 3% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
693
Down 5% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2014

0.2% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious9416%
  • Slight49484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious9614%
  • Slight59686%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2014 is highlighted, with 589, down 3% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 589
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday96 (16%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.1%)
  • February44 (7.5%)
  • March59 (10%)
  • April40 (6.8%)
  • May50 (8.5%)
  • June48 (8.1%)
  • July55 (9.3%)
  • August51 (8.7%)
  • September47 (8%)
  • October44 (7.5%)
  • November57 (9.7%)
  • December46 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds505 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry462 (78%)
  • Wet or damp127 (22%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph82 (14%)
  • 30 mph391 (66%)
  • 40 mph43 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph17 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph45 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway467 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (13%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (42%)
  • Cyclist197 (28%)
  • Pedestrian105 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (10%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20100 (14%)
  • 21 to 25101 (15%)
  • 26 to 35125 (18%)
  • 36 to 45111 (16%)
  • 46 to 5594 (14%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider482 (70%)
  • Passenger106 (15%)
  • Pedestrian105 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car699 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle200 (18%)
  • Motorcycle76 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 70th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2014

Nelson, Portsmouth, PO2 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2014, with 71 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2014

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2014: 58, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35873014
2ndA2047535809
3rdA2030516319
4thA274658010
5thA288444806
6thB2154242607
7thM27213003
8thA397162302
9thM275111601
10thB21778902
11thB21516703
12thB21555500
13thB21524501
14thA321100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2014

Portsmouth had 501 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2014

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2014: 160.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years