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Portsmouth road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 541 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2017, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2016 (561), and casualties fell from 652.

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

Collisions in 2017
541
Down 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
614
Down 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2017

0.6% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious10820%
  • Slight43079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious10818%
  • Slight50382%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2017 is highlighted, with 541, down 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 541
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday93 (17%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (9.8%)
  • February42 (7.8%)
  • March50 (9.2%)
  • April36 (6.7%)
  • May41 (7.6%)
  • June51 (9.4%)
  • July47 (8.7%)
  • August31 (5.7%)
  • September48 (8.9%)
  • October48 (8.9%)
  • November51 (9.4%)
  • December43 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (5.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds482 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (7.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry425 (79%)
  • Wet or damp110 (20%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph61 (11%)
  • 30 mph369 (68%)
  • 40 mph46 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph11 (2%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (11%)
  • Roundabout36 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (39%)
  • Cyclist156 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (16%)
  • Pedestrian95 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20104 (17%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 35125 (20%)
  • 36 to 4586 (14%)
  • 46 to 5576 (12%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.9%)
  • Over 7524 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (70%)
  • Pedestrian95 (15%)
  • Passenger89 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle161 (16%)
  • Motorcycle102 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 66th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2017

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2017, with 66 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2017

The A2047 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2017: 64, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20476468014
2ndA2030637119
3rdA3485209
4thA288404607
5thA27375118
6thM27202401
7thB2154121401
8thB2177121704
9thM27591302
10thB21528900
11thB21517804
12thA3975500
13thB21553301
14thA30202210
15thA2281100
16thA2971100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2017

Portsmouth had 461 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2017

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2017: 138.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2017, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years