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Southampton road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 887 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1991, and 1,063 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (980), and casualties fell from 1,186.

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

Collisions in 1991
887
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,063
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
14
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1991

1.6% of collisions in Southampton in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious14216%
  • Slight73182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious14814%
  • Slight90185%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 887, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (15%)
  • Tuesday111 (13%)
  • Wednesday123 (14%)
  • Thursday136 (15%)
  • Friday168 (19%)
  • Saturday142 (16%)
  • Sunday74 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (9%)
  • February65 (7.3%)
  • March85 (9.6%)
  • April86 (9.7%)
  • May70 (7.9%)
  • June57 (6.4%)
  • July67 (7.6%)
  • August75 (8.5%)
  • September74 (8.3%)
  • October76 (8.6%)
  • November78 (8.8%)
  • December74 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight640 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds699 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other42 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry623 (70%)
  • Wet or damp247 (28%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph784 (88%)
  • 40 mph48 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph36 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway712 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (12%)
  • Roundabout41 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (48%)
  • Pedestrian220 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (14%)
  • Cyclist122 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1070 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1561 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20231 (22%)
  • 21 to 25159 (15%)
  • 26 to 35172 (16%)
  • 36 to 45115 (11%)
  • 46 to 5582 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6566 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.2%)
  • Over 7538 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider605 (57%)
  • Passenger238 (22%)
  • Pedestrian220 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,157 (72%)
  • Motorcycle157 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.3%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 82nd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1991

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1991: 92, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA302492123115
2ndA35556009
3rdA30575165013
4thA33496704
5thA335354125
6thA3025222425
7thA3035141513
8thA334141602
9thB3039141612
10thA27111303
11thB30385812
12thA362200
13thB30332201
14thM2712201
15thA30291100
16thA9701100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1991

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 830.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1991

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1991: 207.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years