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Southampton road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 838 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2003, and 1,032 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2002 (828), and casualties rose from 1,025.

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

Collisions in 2003
838
Up 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,032
Up 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2003

0.7% of collisions in Southampton in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious9712%
  • Slight73588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious10410%
  • Slight92289%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 838, up 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (15%)
  • Tuesday110 (13%)
  • Wednesday136 (16%)
  • Thursday133 (16%)
  • Friday133 (16%)
  • Saturday125 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (6.8%)
  • February74 (8.8%)
  • March75 (8.9%)
  • April69 (8.2%)
  • May79 (9.4%)
  • June60 (7.2%)
  • July63 (7.5%)
  • August61 (7.3%)
  • September71 (8.5%)
  • October91 (11%)
  • November78 (9.3%)
  • December60 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight622 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit188 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds700 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry636 (76%)
  • Wet or damp197 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph692 (83%)
  • 40 mph78 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph23 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph18 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph25 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway660 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (13%)
  • Roundabout56 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant501 (49%)
  • Pedestrian167 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (13%)
  • Cyclist124 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (6%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1577 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20167 (16%)
  • 21 to 25148 (14%)
  • 26 to 35210 (20%)
  • 36 to 45143 (14%)
  • 46 to 5596 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.9%)
  • Over 7529 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider612 (59%)
  • Passenger253 (25%)
  • Pedestrian167 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,050 (69%)
  • Motorcycle135 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach73 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 75th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2003

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2003, with 103 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2003

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2003: 74, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3024749608
2ndA33657715
3rdA3057547007
4thA35424709
5thA27222801
6thA335223104
7thM271223301
8thA3025212514
9thA3035111201
10thA33491101
11thB30386600
12thB30395601
13thB30334400
14thM274600
15thA3362200
16thA362201
17thA30551100
18thA3381100
19thA3551100
20thB21771101

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2003

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 750.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2003

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2003: 200.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years