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Portsmouth road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 2025, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2024 (449), and casualties fell from 519.

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

Collisions in 2025
457
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
510
Down 2% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 2025

0.7% of collisions in Portsmouth in 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious9020%
  • Slight36480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious9018%
  • Slight41782%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 2025 is highlighted, with 457, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 457
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (17%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.8%)
  • February41 (9%)
  • March37 (8.1%)
  • April40 (8.8%)
  • May33 (7.2%)
  • June42 (9.2%)
  • July37 (8.1%)
  • August33 (7.2%)
  • September42 (9.2%)
  • October44 (9.6%)
  • November37 (8.1%)
  • December26 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (5.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (85%)
  • Wet or damp68 (15%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph77 (17%)
  • 30 mph305 (67%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (31%)
  • Cyclist121 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (17%)
  • Pedestrian80 (16%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded38 (7.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1547 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2065 (13%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 35101 (20%)
  • 36 to 4579 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (10%)
  • 56 to 6559 (12%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (75%)
  • Pedestrian80 (16%)
  • Passenger46 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (56%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (15%)
  • Motorcycle97 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (7.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)38 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 61st most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Portsmouth in 2025

Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, PO1 1BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Portsmouth in 2025, with 54 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 2025

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 2025: 43, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3435007
2ndA288404408
3rdA2030384308
4thA2047293304
5thA27263208
6thA397101302
7thB2151101101
8thB21549904
9thB217781202
10thM276902
11thM2754800
12thB21523300
13thB21553300
14thA12031100
15thA21100
16thA30201100
17thA3881100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 2025

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 389.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 2025

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 2025: 125.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 2025, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years