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Southampton road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 826 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2004, and 1,032 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2003 (838), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2004
826
Down 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,032
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2004

0.2% of collisions in Southampton in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious9211%
  • Slight73289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious10510%
  • Slight92590%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 826, down 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (15%)
  • Tuesday130 (16%)
  • Wednesday121 (15%)
  • Thursday137 (17%)
  • Friday134 (16%)
  • Saturday112 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59171 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59230 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (9.4%)
  • February51 (6.2%)
  • March78 (9.4%)
  • April62 (7.5%)
  • May74 (9%)
  • June63 (7.6%)
  • July79 (9.6%)
  • August65 (7.9%)
  • September66 (8%)
  • October70 (8.5%)
  • November72 (8.7%)
  • December68 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight620 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds647 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry610 (74%)
  • Wet or damp212 (26%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph723 (88%)
  • 40 mph54 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph23 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph21 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway627 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (15%)
  • Roundabout50 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant495 (48%)
  • Pedestrian182 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (15%)
  • Cyclist99 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1577 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20192 (19%)
  • 21 to 25150 (15%)
  • 26 to 35189 (18%)
  • 36 to 45152 (15%)
  • 46 to 5590 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.8%)
  • Over 7528 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider590 (57%)
  • Passenger260 (25%)
  • Pedestrian182 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,077 (70%)
  • Motorcycle172 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach72 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 72nd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2004

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2004, with 91 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2004

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2004: 59, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA335966011
2ndA3024588204
3rdA35527106
4thA3057455503
5thA335303401
6thA3025142003
7thA27132103
8thA334131603
9thA3035121603
10thM271121700
11thB30337902
12thB30397700
13thM277801
14thB30383300
15thA2711100
16thA30441100
17thM2751100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2004

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 791.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2004

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2004: 196.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2004, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years