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Portsmouth road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 561 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2016, and 652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2015 (591), and casualties fell from 663.

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

Collisions in 2016
561
Down 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
652
Down 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious9918%
  • Slight45982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious10817%
  • Slight54183%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2016 is highlighted, with 561, down 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 561
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday98 (17%)
  • Wednesday85 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (11%)
  • February38 (6.8%)
  • March52 (9.3%)
  • April29 (5.2%)
  • May45 (8%)
  • June42 (7.5%)
  • July61 (11%)
  • August42 (7.5%)
  • September43 (7.7%)
  • October46 (8.2%)
  • November54 (9.6%)
  • December47 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds513 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry460 (82%)
  • Wet or damp99 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph59 (11%)
  • 30 mph395 (70%)
  • 40 mph41 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph41 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway457 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (40%)
  • Cyclist171 (26%)
  • Pedestrian97 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2090 (14%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35128 (20%)
  • 36 to 45111 (17%)
  • 46 to 5589 (14%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (70%)
  • Passenger101 (15%)
  • Pedestrian97 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car646 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle171 (17%)
  • Motorcycle84 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 67th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2016

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2016, with 63 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2016

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2016: 66, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36674113
2ndA2047606407
3rdA2885664010
4thA2030546419
5thA27283607
6thM27233614
7thM275162102
8thB2154151501
9thA397121300
10thB21518803
11thB217781101
12thB21526601
13thB21553401

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2016

Portsmouth had 492 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2016

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2016: 145.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years