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Portsmouth road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2022, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2021 (428), and casualties rose from 486.

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

Collisions in 2022
449
Up 5% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
529
Up 9% on 2021
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2022

1.8% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2022 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious11526%
  • Slight32673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious12023%
  • Slight40076%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2022 is highlighted, with 449, up 5% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 449
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday75 (17%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (11%)
  • February25 (5.6%)
  • March45 (10%)
  • April32 (7.1%)
  • May35 (7.8%)
  • June47 (10%)
  • July44 (9.8%)
  • August37 (8.2%)
  • September29 (6.5%)
  • October38 (8.5%)
  • November41 (9.1%)
  • December26 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (4.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds403 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (8.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (80%)
  • Wet or damp89 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph62 (14%)
  • 30 mph308 (69%)
  • 40 mph36 (8%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (37%)
  • Cyclist114 (22%)
  • Pedestrian85 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (14%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded32 (6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2052 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (17%)
  • 36 to 4584 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6557 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (71%)
  • Pedestrian85 (16%)
  • Passenger67 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (14%)
  • Motorcycle77 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)38 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 61st most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2022

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2022, with 67 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2022

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2022: 46, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34652013
2ndA2030455228
3rdA20474450112
4thA2883639015
5thA27223011
6thB2154171815
7thB2151131502
8thB2177111514
9thM27101202
10thM27581202
11thA3973400
12thB21553301
13thA2031100
14thA20401201
15thA2281100
16thA30201100
17thA30471100
18thB21521100
19thB21531100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2022

Portsmouth had 389 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2022

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2022: 107.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2022, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years