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Portsmouth road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2020, and 495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2019 (484), and casualties fell from 563.

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

Collisions in 2020
427
Down 12% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
495
Down 12% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2020

0.9% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2020 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8219%
  • Slight34180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8417%
  • Slight40782%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2020 is highlighted, with 427, down 12% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 427
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (17%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (12%)
  • February35 (8.2%)
  • March26 (6.1%)
  • April16 (3.7%)
  • May30 (7%)
  • June36 (8.4%)
  • July27 (6.3%)
  • August39 (9.1%)
  • September42 (9.8%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November33 (7.7%)
  • December45 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry326 (76%)
  • Wet or damp101 (24%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph65 (15%)
  • 30 mph291 (68%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (40%)
  • Cyclist131 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (15%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2067 (14%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 35109 (22%)
  • 36 to 4578 (16%)
  • 46 to 5566 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.1%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (75%)
  • Passenger64 (13%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle134 (16%)
  • Motorcycle76 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 58th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2020

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2020, with 57 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2020

The A2047 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2020: 49, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20474951012
2ndA2030475007
3rdA288343517
4thA3323905
5thA27294106
6thB2154191906
7thB2177121812
8thM275101622
9thM2791300
10thA3975601
11thB21515701
12thA2681100
13thA2751200
14thB21551101

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2020

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 368.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2020

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2020: 107.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2020, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years