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Portsmouth road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2024, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2023 (463), and casualties fell from 534.

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

Collisions in 2024
449
Down 3% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
519
Down 3% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2024

0.2% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2024 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious8820%
  • Slight36080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious9118%
  • Slight42782%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2024 is highlighted, with 449, down 3% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday79 (18%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (11%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.6%)
  • February25 (5.6%)
  • March42 (9.4%)
  • April41 (9.1%)
  • May34 (7.6%)
  • June35 (7.8%)
  • July31 (6.9%)
  • August49 (11%)
  • September42 (9.4%)
  • October43 (9.6%)
  • November39 (8.7%)
  • December34 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (81%)
  • Wet or damp84 (19%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph63 (14%)
  • 30 mph317 (71%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph27 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout18 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (39%)
  • Cyclist110 (21%)
  • Pedestrian108 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded31 (6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2057 (11%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35116 (22%)
  • 36 to 4590 (17%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (67%)
  • Pedestrian108 (21%)
  • Passenger61 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)37 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 58th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2024

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2024, with 59 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2024

The A2047 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2024: 46, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2047465207
2ndA20304246012
3rdA3364305
4thA288283104
5thA27212804
6thB2154151602
7thM27131911
8thB217781001
9thA3976901
10thB21516702
11thM2755600
12thA2282201
13thB21522300
14thA321100
15thB12541100
16thB21551100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2024

Portsmouth had 400 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2024

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2024: 115.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years