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Southampton road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 980 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1979, and 1,250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 313 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,384 collisions in Southampton.

Collisions in 1979
980
Casualties in 1979
1,250
Fatal collisions
16
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
313
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1979

1.6% of collisions in Southampton in 1979 were fatal and 32% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious31332%
  • Slight65166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.7%
  • Serious36829%
  • Slight86169%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday151 (15%)
  • Tuesday135 (14%)
  • Wednesday149 (15%)
  • Thursday151 (15%)
  • Friday174 (18%)
  • Saturday133 (14%)
  • Sunday87 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59174 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59261 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59145 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (5.2%)
  • February78 (8%)
  • March94 (9.6%)
  • April81 (8.3%)
  • May90 (9.2%)
  • June76 (7.8%)
  • July68 (6.9%)
  • August79 (8.1%)
  • September84 (8.6%)
  • October102 (10%)
  • November95 (9.7%)
  • December82 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight651 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit314 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds739 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other46 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry659 (67%)
  • Wet or damp297 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph880 (90%)
  • 40 mph71 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph24 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway814 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout39 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist318 (25%)
  • Pedestrian278 (22%)
  • Cyclist127 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1071 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15114 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20337 (27%)
  • 21 to 25178 (14%)
  • 26 to 35174 (14%)
  • 36 to 45104 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5589 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6575 (6%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.1%)
  • Over 7531 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider674 (54%)
  • Passenger298 (24%)
  • Pedestrian278 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car937 (56%)
  • Motorcycle340 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach75 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)
  • Minibus13 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Southampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southampton ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 81st most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
81st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1979

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1979: 101, including 3 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3024101143331
2ndA3585124233
3rdA30576170019
4thA335985111
5thA3354556014
6thA3025222606
7thA27182007
8thA334141716
9thA303591203
10thA30331101
11thA3551100
12thA361100
13thA9701101
14thB30331101
15thB30381101
16thB30391101
17thM271200

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1979

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 938.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1979

SO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1979: 225.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years