Skip to main content
CrashStats

Portsmouth road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2021, and 486 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2020 (427), and casualties fell from 495.

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

Collisions in 2021
428
Level with 2020
Casualties in 2021
486
Down 2% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2021

1.2% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2021 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious10023%
  • Slight32375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious10321%
  • Slight37878%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2021 is highlighted, with 428, level with 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 428
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.8%)
  • February15 (3.5%)
  • March33 (7.7%)
  • April41 (9.6%)
  • May30 (7%)
  • June41 (9.6%)
  • July40 (9.3%)
  • August32 (7.5%)
  • September42 (9.8%)
  • October41 (9.6%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December40 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (8.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (82%)
  • Wet or damp73 (17%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph61 (14%)
  • 30 mph304 (71%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (39%)
  • Cyclist119 (24%)
  • Pedestrian71 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (5.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2062 (13%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 35112 (23%)
  • 36 to 4580 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (74%)
  • Pedestrian71 (15%)
  • Passenger57 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (16%)
  • Motorcycle72 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)28 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 63rd most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2021

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2021, with 50 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2021

The A2030 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2021: 46, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2030465315
2ndA3455408
3rdA2047444515
4thA288303206
5thA27263306
6thB2154151904
7thB2177101405
8thM2791002
9thA3978902
10thA2282200
11thB21512301
12thM2752500
13thB1541100
14thB20471100
15thB21521100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2021

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 377.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2021

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2021: 131.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years