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Southampton road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 969 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1996, and 1,212 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1995 (954), and casualties rose from 1,187.

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

Collisions in 1996
969
Up 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,212
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1996

0.7% of collisions in Southampton in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious12413%
  • Slight83886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious13611%
  • Slight1,06888%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 969, up 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday155 (16%)
  • Tuesday121 (12%)
  • Wednesday131 (14%)
  • Thursday177 (18%)
  • Friday178 (18%)
  • Saturday117 (12%)
  • Sunday90 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59247 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (7.7%)
  • February67 (6.9%)
  • March78 (8%)
  • April69 (7.1%)
  • May82 (8.5%)
  • June80 (8.3%)
  • July75 (7.7%)
  • August78 (8%)
  • September83 (8.6%)
  • October109 (11%)
  • November96 (9.9%)
  • December77 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight688 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit255 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds766 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry675 (70%)
  • Wet or damp287 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph822 (85%)
  • 40 mph60 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph49 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph28 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway745 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (16%)
  • Roundabout53 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant626 (52%)
  • Pedestrian215 (18%)
  • Cyclist143 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1065 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20206 (17%)
  • 21 to 25197 (16%)
  • 26 to 35253 (21%)
  • 36 to 45159 (13%)
  • 46 to 5594 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.2%)
  • Over 7534 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider687 (57%)
  • Passenger310 (26%)
  • Pedestrian215 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,295 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle149 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle139 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (4%)
  • Bus or coach63 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.2%)
  • Minibus13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 69th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1996

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1996: 92, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA302492121211
2ndA35699205
3rdA3057505916
4thA33455618
5thA335364613
6thA3025344309
7thA334182213
8thA27162001
9thA3035162203
10thM271131800
11thB30397702
12thM273400
13thA30542300
14thA3251100
15thA361100
16thA9701101
17thB30291100
18thB30331300
19thB30381100
20thM31100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1996

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 881.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1996

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1996: 227.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years