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Southampton road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 877 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1999, and 1,078 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1998 (930), and casualties fell from 1,135.

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

Collisions in 1999
877
Down 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,078
Down 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
11
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1999

1.3% of collisions in Southampton in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious10312%
  • Slight76387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious11911%
  • Slight94788%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 877, down 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (14%)
  • Tuesday132 (15%)
  • Wednesday125 (14%)
  • Thursday125 (14%)
  • Friday159 (18%)
  • Saturday125 (14%)
  • Sunday86 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.2%)
  • February78 (8.9%)
  • March64 (7.3%)
  • April76 (8.7%)
  • May66 (7.5%)
  • June70 (8%)
  • July69 (7.9%)
  • August60 (6.8%)
  • September82 (9.4%)
  • October93 (11%)
  • November70 (8%)
  • December77 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight650 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit214 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds706 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry644 (73%)
  • Wet or damp221 (25%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph772 (88%)
  • 40 mph50 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph38 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph9 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway671 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (16%)
  • Roundabout47 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (47%)
  • Pedestrian198 (18%)
  • Cyclist138 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1057 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1573 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20158 (15%)
  • 21 to 25151 (14%)
  • 26 to 35233 (22%)
  • 36 to 45142 (13%)
  • 46 to 5595 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.2%)
  • Over 7532 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider616 (57%)
  • Passenger264 (24%)
  • Pedestrian198 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,099 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle116 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach92 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 87th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1999

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1999: 87, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA302487126012
2ndA33567135
3rdA3057485802
4thA35475707
5thA335354804
6thA3025212803
7thA3035192412
8thA334141801
9thA27121703
10thM27161410
11thB30293300
12thB30383401
13thB30572700
14thA30541100
15thA361100
16thA3931100
17thB30281100
18thB30331200
19thM271100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1999

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 827.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1999

SO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1999: 213.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years