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Portsmouth road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2023, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2022 (449), and casualties rose from 529.

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

Collisions in 2023
463
Up 3% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
534
Up 1% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2023

0.4% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2023 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious9521%
  • Slight36679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious10119%
  • Slight43181%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2023 is highlighted, with 463, up 3% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 463
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.1%)
  • February36 (7.8%)
  • March21 (4.5%)
  • April32 (6.9%)
  • May44 (9.5%)
  • June52 (11%)
  • July41 (8.9%)
  • August31 (6.7%)
  • September37 (8%)
  • October53 (11%)
  • November36 (7.8%)
  • December38 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (7.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry362 (78%)
  • Wet or damp96 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph66 (14%)
  • 30 mph314 (68%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph28 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (11%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (38%)
  • Cyclist114 (21%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (14%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded27 (5.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2073 (14%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 35111 (21%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (10%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (70%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)
  • Passenger73 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car524 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (14%)
  • Motorcycle77 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (7.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)28 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 59th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2023

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2023, with 57 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2023

The A2030 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2023: 48, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2030485519
2ndA20474748012
3rdA34453010
4thA27374919
5thA288293207
6thB2154171803
7thM275142300
8thM27121402
9thB2177111403
10thA3977800
11thB215171001
12thB21523300
13thB21551100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2023

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 401.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2023

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2023: 130.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years