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Southampton road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 828 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2002, and 1,025 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2001 (886), and casualties fell from 1,107.

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

Collisions in 2002
828
Down 7% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,025
Down 7% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2002

1% of collisions in Southampton in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious11314%
  • Slight70785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious11711%
  • Slight89988%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 828, down 7% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (17%)
  • Tuesday122 (15%)
  • Wednesday126 (15%)
  • Thursday128 (15%)
  • Friday131 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (12%)
  • Sunday82 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (8.3%)
  • February69 (8.3%)
  • March72 (8.7%)
  • April78 (9.4%)
  • May57 (6.9%)
  • June50 (6%)
  • July65 (7.9%)
  • August52 (6.3%)
  • September67 (8.1%)
  • October78 (9.4%)
  • November101 (12%)
  • December70 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight617 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds594 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry528 (64%)
  • Wet or damp296 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph700 (85%)
  • 40 mph71 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph31 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph15 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway603 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (18%)
  • Roundabout63 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant545 (53%)
  • Pedestrian165 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (14%)
  • Cyclist102 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1569 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20161 (16%)
  • 21 to 25153 (15%)
  • 26 to 35212 (21%)
  • 36 to 45145 (14%)
  • 46 to 5594 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6582 (8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.2%)
  • Over 7529 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider613 (60%)
  • Passenger247 (24%)
  • Pedestrian165 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,144 (73%)
  • Motorcycle152 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 80th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2002

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2002, with 83 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2002

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2002: 99, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA302499129016
2ndA337995311
3rdA35485003
4thA30574656012
5thA335283504
6thA3025212904
7thM271163000
8thA27121322
9thA3035111301
10thA334101101
11thB30395600
12thA30554501
13thB30284500
14thA3252401
15thA31300
16thA3441100
17thB20281201
18thB30251100
19thB30291100
20thB30331100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2002

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 781.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2002

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2002: 212.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2002, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years