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Southampton road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 902 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1994, and 1,106 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1993 (897), and casualties fell from 1,117.

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

Collisions in 1994
902
Up 1% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,106
Down 1% on 1993
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1994

0.3% of collisions in Southampton in 1994 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious13315%
  • Slight76685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious14313%
  • Slight95987%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 902, up 1% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (13%)
  • Tuesday131 (15%)
  • Wednesday157 (17%)
  • Thursday138 (15%)
  • Friday162 (18%)
  • Saturday120 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (8.8%)
  • February64 (7.1%)
  • March78 (8.6%)
  • April89 (9.9%)
  • May68 (7.5%)
  • June71 (7.9%)
  • July65 (7.2%)
  • August70 (7.8%)
  • September83 (9.2%)
  • October79 (8.8%)
  • November81 (9%)
  • December75 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight660 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit224 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds695 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other44 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry604 (67%)
  • Wet or damp285 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph777 (86%)
  • 40 mph61 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph27 (3%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph20 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway720 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (13%)
  • Roundabout34 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant546 (49%)
  • Pedestrian206 (19%)
  • Cyclist173 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1054 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1598 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20190 (17%)
  • 21 to 25189 (17%)
  • 26 to 35205 (19%)
  • 36 to 45129 (12%)
  • 46 to 5592 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.8%)
  • Over 7527 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider639 (58%)
  • Passenger261 (24%)
  • Pedestrian206 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,165 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle179 (11%)
  • Motorcycle115 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach53 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.4%)
  • Minibus11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 81st most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1994

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1994: 89, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA302489120111
2ndA30576381013
3rdA35607017
4thA33404507
5thA335354511
6thA3025263106
7thM271142302
8thA3035131702
9thA334122101
10thA27111201
11thB303981001
12thB30334802
13thM2741201
14thB30382301
15thA32051100
16thA3531100
17thA9701100
18thB30251100
19thB30351100
20thB30901100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1994

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 816.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1994

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1994: 206.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1994, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years