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Southampton road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 912 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1986, and 1,089 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 245 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (953), and casualties fell from 1,140.

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

Collisions in 1986
912
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,089
Down 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
245
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Southampton in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious24527%
  • Slight65572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious27325%
  • Slight80474%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 912, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (18%)
  • Tuesday110 (12%)
  • Wednesday127 (14%)
  • Thursday145 (16%)
  • Friday149 (16%)
  • Saturday139 (15%)
  • Sunday76 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59244 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (9.6%)
  • February50 (5.5%)
  • March65 (7.1%)
  • April64 (7%)
  • May67 (7.3%)
  • June75 (8.2%)
  • July71 (7.8%)
  • August59 (6.5%)
  • September77 (8.4%)
  • October98 (11%)
  • November106 (12%)
  • December92 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight627 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit259 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds705 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry624 (68%)
  • Wet or damp275 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph793 (87%)
  • 40 mph53 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph51 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway718 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (13%)
  • Roundabout50 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (35%)
  • Pedestrian251 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist239 (22%)
  • Cyclist166 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4%)
  • 11 to 1582 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20263 (24%)
  • 21 to 25182 (17%)
  • 26 to 35159 (15%)
  • 36 to 4599 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5592 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6566 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.3%)
  • Over 7532 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider630 (58%)
  • Pedestrian251 (23%)
  • Passenger208 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,005 (63%)
  • Motorcycle246 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle170 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 in Southampton

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southampton ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 81st most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1986

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1986: 107, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3024107137230
2ndA356879118
3rdA336785024
4thA3354957214
5thA30573943113
6thA30253442012
7thA33491100
8thA30358902
9thM2715600
10thA274602
11thB30394400
12thB30333301
13thA362200
14thA30391100
15thA30471100
16thA3251100
17thA3371100
18thA9701100
19thM271100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1986

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 793.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1986

SO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1986: 183.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1986, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years