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Portsmouth road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 591 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2015, and 663 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014 (589), and casualties fell from 693.

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

Collisions in 2015
591
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
663
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2015

0.2% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious10718%
  • Slight48382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious10916%
  • Slight55383%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2015 is highlighted, with 591, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 591
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (15%)
  • Wednesday82 (14%)
  • Thursday105 (18%)
  • Friday105 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (12%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (9.5%)
  • February36 (6.1%)
  • March52 (8.8%)
  • April57 (9.6%)
  • May47 (8%)
  • June44 (7.4%)
  • July62 (10%)
  • August44 (7.4%)
  • September44 (7.4%)
  • October49 (8.3%)
  • November49 (8.3%)
  • December51 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight427 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (3.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds520 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry478 (81%)
  • Wet or damp113 (19%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph71 (12%)
  • 30 mph430 (73%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph17 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph32 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (11%)
  • Roundabout35 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (38%)
  • Cyclist188 (28%)
  • Pedestrian98 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2081 (12%)
  • 21 to 2594 (14%)
  • 26 to 35134 (20%)
  • 36 to 45100 (15%)
  • 46 to 5588 (13%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.8%)
  • Over 7521 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider489 (74%)
  • Pedestrian98 (15%)
  • Passenger76 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car675 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle196 (18%)
  • Motorcycle96 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 66th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2015

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2015, with 79 collisions, 19 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2015

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2015: 66, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36671010
2ndA20476574016
3rdA2030576206
4thA288505309
5thA27364108
6thB2154313206
7thM27172001
8thM275121404
9thA397111501
10thB21518901
11thB21777904
12thB21522200
13thB21551100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2015

Portsmouth had 522 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2015

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2015: 145.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2015, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years