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Portsmouth road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2019, and 563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2018 (520), and casualties fell from 608.

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

Collisions in 2019
484
Down 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
563
Down 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2019

0.2% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2019 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious11023%
  • Slight37377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious11320%
  • Slight44980%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2019 is highlighted, with 484, down 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 484
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday75 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (9.7%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.8%)
  • February38 (7.9%)
  • March38 (7.9%)
  • April42 (8.7%)
  • May35 (7.2%)
  • June44 (9.1%)
  • July49 (10%)
  • August35 (7.2%)
  • September42 (8.7%)
  • October40 (8.3%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December34 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (6.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds433 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (80%)
  • Wet or damp94 (19%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph50 (10%)
  • 30 mph348 (72%)
  • 40 mph34 (7%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (39%)
  • Cyclist160 (28%)
  • Pedestrian82 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2067 (12%)
  • 21 to 2556 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35124 (22%)
  • 36 to 4580 (14%)
  • 46 to 5578 (14%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 7527 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (73%)
  • Pedestrian82 (15%)
  • Passenger72 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car571 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle167 (18%)
  • Motorcycle71 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 65th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2019

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2019, with 54 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2019

The A2030 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2019: 55, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20305559018
2ndA20474959010
3rdA3394607
4thA27324607
5thA2883235011
6thB2154212104
7thM275162112
8thM27121704
9thB215181001
10thB21777702
11thA3973300
12thB21521100
13thB21551100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2019

Portsmouth had 409 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2019

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2019: 106.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years