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Southampton road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 930 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1998, and 1,135 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1997 (916), and casualties fell from 1,140.

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

Collisions in 1998
930
Up 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,135
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Southampton in 1998 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious838.9%
  • Slight84291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious877.7%
  • Slight1,04392%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 930, up 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (14%)
  • Tuesday152 (16%)
  • Wednesday130 (14%)
  • Thursday152 (16%)
  • Friday140 (15%)
  • Saturday134 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59146 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59250 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.5%)
  • February60 (6.5%)
  • March76 (8.2%)
  • April76 (8.2%)
  • May81 (8.7%)
  • June82 (8.8%)
  • July83 (8.9%)
  • August66 (7.1%)
  • September78 (8.4%)
  • October80 (8.6%)
  • November102 (11%)
  • December76 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight690 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit220 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds736 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry683 (73%)
  • Wet or damp241 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph791 (85%)
  • 40 mph60 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph46 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph19 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway692 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (15%)
  • Roundabout74 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant559 (49%)
  • Pedestrian214 (19%)
  • Cyclist157 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15103 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20182 (16%)
  • 21 to 25158 (14%)
  • 26 to 35226 (20%)
  • 36 to 45157 (14%)
  • 46 to 55106 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.2%)
  • Over 7534 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider638 (56%)
  • Passenger283 (25%)
  • Pedestrian214 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,191 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle165 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle104 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach82 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Southampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Southampton ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 82nd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1998

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1998: 70, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30247095112
2ndA35668016
3rdA3057627206
4thA33516304
5thA335314104
6thA3025232603
7thA3035192413
8thM271151702
9thA27121401
10thA33481201
11thM276901
12thB30385500
13thB30393300
14thB30242200
15thB30282200
16thA30281200
17thA361100
18thA571300
19thB30331200
20thB33971100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1998

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 862.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1998

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1998: 226.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1998, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Southampton road accidents in other years