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Southampton road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,036 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1982, and 1,260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 298 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (1,040), and casualties fell from 1,274.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,036
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,260
Down 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
19
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
298
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1982

1.8% of collisions in Southampton in 1982 were fatal and 29% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious29829%
  • Slight71969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.6%
  • Serious33527%
  • Slight90572%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,036, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday149 (14%)
  • Tuesday142 (14%)
  • Wednesday139 (13%)
  • Thursday167 (16%)
  • Friday194 (19%)
  • Saturday140 (14%)
  • Sunday105 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59258 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (6.7%)
  • February86 (8.3%)
  • March88 (8.5%)
  • April70 (6.8%)
  • May89 (8.6%)
  • June81 (7.8%)
  • July101 (9.7%)
  • August78 (7.5%)
  • September94 (9.1%)
  • October90 (8.7%)
  • November83 (8%)
  • December107 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight714 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit303 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds822 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other39 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry729 (70%)
  • Wet or damp283 (27%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph919 (89%)
  • 40 mph53 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph54 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway829 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (12%)
  • Roundabout47 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist330 (26%)
  • Pedestrian270 (21%)
  • Cyclist190 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1061 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1590 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20373 (30%)
  • 21 to 25162 (13%)
  • 26 to 35172 (14%)
  • 36 to 45119 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5578 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6588 (7%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.5%)
  • Over 7537 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider705 (56%)
  • Passenger285 (23%)
  • Pedestrian270 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,039 (57%)
  • Motorcycle351 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle205 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach56 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 74th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
74th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1982

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1982: 117, including 2 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3024117146238
2ndA3588116329
3rdA336288026
4thA30575562015
5thA3354550218
6thA3025273217
7thA27212606
8thA334141804
9thA3035131703
10thB30397802
11thA364403
12thB30332200
13thA30541301
14thA3551101
15thA9701101
16thB30351100
17thM2711100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1982

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 996.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1982

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1982: 251.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1982, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years