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Southampton road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 958 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1980, and 1,167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 270 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (980), and casualties fell from 1,250.

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

Collisions in 1980
958
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,167
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
270
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1980

1.5% of collisions in Southampton in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious27028%
  • Slight67470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious29525%
  • Slight85773%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 958, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (15%)
  • Tuesday142 (15%)
  • Wednesday167 (17%)
  • Thursday131 (14%)
  • Friday156 (16%)
  • Saturday125 (13%)
  • Sunday95 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59130 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.3%)
  • February70 (7.3%)
  • March77 (8%)
  • April71 (7.4%)
  • May73 (7.6%)
  • June74 (7.7%)
  • July75 (7.8%)
  • August77 (8%)
  • September107 (11%)
  • October85 (8.9%)
  • November106 (11%)
  • December73 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight640 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit304 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds728 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry643 (67%)
  • Wet or damp302 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph880 (92%)
  • 40 mph42 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph22 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway777 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (12%)
  • Roundabout40 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist332 (28%)
  • Pedestrian263 (23%)
  • Cyclist138 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3%)
  • 6 to 1057 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1596 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20342 (29%)
  • 21 to 25157 (13%)
  • 26 to 35151 (13%)
  • 36 to 4594 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5583 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7558 (5%)
  • Over 7530 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider662 (57%)
  • Pedestrian263 (23%)
  • Passenger242 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car963 (58%)
  • Motorcycle349 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle144 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach53 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 80th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1980

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1980: 117, including 1 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3024117146138
2ndA357079112
3rdA30576780119
4thA335067114
5thA3354759110
6thA27253018
7thA30252336110
8thA334182205
9thA3035111205
10thB30394401
11thA362300
12thB30332202
13thA30551100
14thA3551201
15thB30571100
16thM2711100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1980

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 889.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1980

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1980: 227.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1980, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years