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Portsmouth road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 520 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2018, and 608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (541), and casualties fell from 614.

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

Collisions in 2018
520
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
608
Down 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2018

0.6% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2018 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious11121%
  • Slight40678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious11218%
  • Slight49381%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2018 is highlighted, with 520, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 520
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (17%)
  • Tuesday86 (17%)
  • Wednesday71 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.9%)
  • February33 (6.3%)
  • March38 (7.3%)
  • April42 (8.1%)
  • May39 (7.5%)
  • June42 (8.1%)
  • July49 (9.4%)
  • August46 (8.8%)
  • September42 (8.1%)
  • October51 (9.8%)
  • November54 (10%)
  • December43 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (6.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry429 (83%)
  • Wet or damp89 (17%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph65 (13%)
  • 30 mph369 (71%)
  • 40 mph31 (6%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph25 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway449 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (10%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (38%)
  • Cyclist180 (30%)
  • Pedestrian95 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2075 (12%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 35131 (22%)
  • 36 to 4578 (13%)
  • 46 to 5588 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.3%)
  • Over 7531 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (68%)
  • Passenger98 (16%)
  • Pedestrian95 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle181 (18%)
  • Motorcycle67 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Portsmouth ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 64th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2018

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2018, with 58 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2018

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2018: 51, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3515607
2ndA20305060110
3rdA20474447012
4thA288404608
5thA27253906
6thM27171802
7thB2154141504
8thA397121213
9thB215181302
10thM27561100
11thA30203300
12thB21773401
13thB21552200
14thB21521101

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2018

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 448.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2018

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2018: 123.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2018, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years