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Southampton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 36,384 road traffic collisions in Southampton from 1979 to 2025, and 44,208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 343 were fatal and 6,828 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 488 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (465), and casualties fell from 570 to 565.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
36,384
72nd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44,208
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
343
0.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
488
Up 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Southampton

0.9% of collisions in Southampton from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3430.9%
  • Serious6,82819%
  • Slight29,21380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3660.8%
  • Serious7,39117%
  • Slight36,45182%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. In 2025 there were 488, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 488
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025488565
2024465570
2023428495
2022485555
2021436503
2020372431
2019506588
2018533621
2017524623
2016532650
2015594683
2014636812
2013610709
2012632777
2011671817
2010650784
2009628756
2008622754
2007704847
2006701829
2005731867
20048261,032
20038381,032
20028281,025
20018861,107
20008701,089
19998771,078
19989301,135
19979161,140
19969691,212
19959541,187
19949021,106
19938971,117
19928811,078
19918871,063
19909801,186
19891,0341,262
19889811,178
19879791,211
19869121,089
19859531,140
19841,0771,298
19831,0451,256
19821,0361,260
19811,0401,274
19809581,167
19799801,250

When and where crashes happen in Southampton

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,212 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,388 (15%)
  • Wednesday5,530 (15%)
  • Thursday5,657 (16%)
  • Friday6,278 (17%)
  • Saturday4,986 (14%)
  • Sunday3,333 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,200 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59384 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,308 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596,542 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599,380 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596,178 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,441 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,957 (8.1%)
  • February2,722 (7.5%)
  • March2,977 (8.2%)
  • April2,734 (7.5%)
  • May2,952 (8.1%)
  • June2,819 (7.7%)
  • July2,949 (8.1%)
  • August2,788 (7.7%)
  • September3,172 (8.7%)
  • October3,536 (9.7%)
  • November3,642 (10%)
  • December3,136 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight25,785 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9,615 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown695 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting194 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit95 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds29,409 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,607 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds593 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds438 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist87 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds77 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1,055 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded105 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry26,351 (72%)
  • Wet or damp9,663 (27%)
  • Frost or ice281 (0.8%)
  • Snow60 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep20 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph259 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph31,763 (87%)
  • 40 mph2,387 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1,232 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph248 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph493 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway29,324 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway4,548 (13%)
  • Roundabout1,736 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road557 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded219 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Southampton

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant19,399 (44%)
  • Pedestrian8,249 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist7,296 (17%)
  • Cyclist6,180 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,460 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant661 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant359 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)158 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant144 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant121 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded153 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,079 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 101,850 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 152,989 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 208,778 (20%)
  • 21 to 256,582 (15%)
  • 26 to 358,173 (18%)
  • 36 to 455,332 (12%)
  • 46 to 553,928 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 652,624 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 751,624 (3.7%)
  • Over 751,218 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider26,606 (60%)
  • Passenger9,353 (21%)
  • Pedestrian8,249 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car44,229 (67%)
  • Motorcycle7,628 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle6,366 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,995 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach1,985 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,190 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car934 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle307 (0.5%)
  • Minibus234 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)172 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Southampton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Southampton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Southampton ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 72nd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
69thSalford37,87751,6535334,913
70thNorth Northamptonshire36,60549,44187310,764
70thStockport36,60547,6544104,420
72ndSouthampton (this area)36,38444,2083436,828
73rdNorth Lanarkshire36,24948,5637138,598
74thPortsmouth36,24743,4072766,570
75thDudley35,58547,2464456,599

Accident hotspots in Southampton

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area is the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton, with 1,781 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton from 1979 to 2025: 3,341, including 58 fatal and 688 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30243,3414,39758688
2ndA332,7303,41928487
3rdA352,3672,85727428
4thA30572,0562,46116392
5thA3351,3871,73128270
6thA30251,0701,29411219
7thA30355917216116
8thA275757336124
9thA3345326794118
10thM271297451435
11thB3039231278434
12thB3033116140226
13thM27103148013
14thB303884102120
15thA366169211
16thB3028233212
17thA3055172001
18thA970172108
19thB3029172003
20thB3057121902

Towns in Southampton

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 34,172.

Postcode districts in Southampton

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton from 1979 to 2025: 8,199.

Latest crashes in Southampton

Of the latest 24 crashes in Southampton, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity