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Southampton road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 886 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2001, and 1,107 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2000 (870), and casualties rose from 1,089.

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

Collisions in 2001
886
Up 2% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,107
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2001

0.5% of collisions in Southampton in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious9611%
  • Slight78689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious1049.4%
  • Slight99990%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 886, up 2% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (14%)
  • Tuesday140 (16%)
  • Wednesday120 (14%)
  • Thursday134 (15%)
  • Friday160 (18%)
  • Saturday126 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59226 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (10%)
  • February65 (7.3%)
  • March71 (8%)
  • April65 (7.3%)
  • May77 (8.7%)
  • June77 (8.7%)
  • July59 (6.7%)
  • August69 (7.8%)
  • September69 (7.8%)
  • October74 (8.4%)
  • November83 (9.4%)
  • December87 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight650 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit223 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds737 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Other27 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry639 (72%)
  • Wet or damp238 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph750 (85%)
  • 40 mph95 (11%)
  • 50 mph24 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway673 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (17%)
  • Roundabout56 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant544 (49%)
  • Pedestrian195 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (13%)
  • Cyclist129 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2%)
  • 6 to 1045 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1589 (8%)
  • 16 to 20190 (17%)
  • 21 to 25132 (12%)
  • 26 to 35226 (20%)
  • 36 to 45166 (15%)
  • 46 to 55111 (10%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.6%)
  • Over 7527 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider660 (60%)
  • Passenger252 (23%)
  • Pedestrian195 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,175 (70%)
  • Motorcycle148 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach74 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Southampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Southampton ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 77th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2001

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2001, with 105 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2001

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2001: 80, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30248011609
2ndA33648516
3rdA3057516205
4thA35506208
5thA3025426003
6thA335424503
7thA3035242601
8thM271154202
9thA334141700
10thA27101302
11thB303981301
12thB30296601
13thB30285811
14thB30334401
15thB30383300
16thB30541101

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2001

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 833.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2001

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2001: 196.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years