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Southampton road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,077 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1984, and 1,298 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 280 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (1,045), and casualties rose from 1,256.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,077
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,298
Up 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
280
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1984

1% of collisions in Southampton in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious28026%
  • Slight78673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious30924%
  • Slight97675%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,077, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (15%)
  • Tuesday141 (13%)
  • Wednesday169 (16%)
  • Thursday164 (15%)
  • Friday196 (18%)
  • Saturday149 (14%)
  • Sunday97 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59288 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59134 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (10%)
  • February73 (6.8%)
  • March92 (8.5%)
  • April64 (5.9%)
  • May92 (8.5%)
  • June93 (8.6%)
  • July81 (7.5%)
  • August62 (5.8%)
  • September93 (8.6%)
  • October90 (8.4%)
  • November116 (11%)
  • December113 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight726 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit329 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds849 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry766 (71%)
  • Wet or damp309 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph957 (89%)
  • 40 mph56 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph50 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway867 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (13%)
  • Roundabout50 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist348 (27%)
  • Pedestrian242 (19%)
  • Cyclist205 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1062 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1593 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20370 (29%)
  • 21 to 25224 (17%)
  • 26 to 35179 (14%)
  • 36 to 45120 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5566 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6564 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7556 (4.3%)
  • Over 7524 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider781 (60%)
  • Passenger275 (21%)
  • Pedestrian242 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,176 (60%)
  • Motorcycle362 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle212 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 67th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1984

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1984: 111, including 3 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3024111151331
2ndA3579100423
3rdA30576378118
4thA336273018
5thA335536117
6thA3025344208
7thA334202305
8thA27162103
9thA3035101305
10thA367803
11thM2715701
12thB30393300
13thA30542301
14thA30391100
15thA30521100
16thA3301100
17thA9701200
18thB30571201
19thM271101

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1984

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,024.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1984

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1984: 228.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years