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Southampton road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 731 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2005, and 867 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2004 (826), and casualties fell from 1,032.

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

Collisions in 2005
731
Down 12% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
867
Down 16% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2005

0.5% of collisions in Southampton in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious9012%
  • Slight63787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious9611%
  • Slight76788%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 731, down 12% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 731
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (14%)
  • Tuesday110 (15%)
  • Wednesday107 (15%)
  • Thursday103 (14%)
  • Friday141 (19%)
  • Saturday105 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (9%)
  • February41 (5.6%)
  • March49 (6.7%)
  • April50 (6.8%)
  • May59 (8.1%)
  • June54 (7.4%)
  • July68 (9.3%)
  • August54 (7.4%)
  • September74 (10%)
  • October65 (8.9%)
  • November85 (12%)
  • December66 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight534 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds580 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other29 (4%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry560 (77%)
  • Wet or damp163 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph650 (89%)
  • 40 mph41 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway548 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (16%)
  • Roundabout36 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (51%)
  • Pedestrian154 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (15%)
  • Cyclist93 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20156 (18%)
  • 21 to 25115 (13%)
  • 26 to 35162 (19%)
  • 36 to 45116 (13%)
  • 46 to 5585 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.8%)
  • Over 7520 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded30 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider537 (62%)
  • Passenger176 (20%)
  • Pedestrian154 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car995 (73%)
  • Motorcycle136 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 86th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2005

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2005, with 99 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2005

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2005: 63, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33637508
2ndA3024506118
3rdA35384912
4thA3057323908
5thA335212402
6thA3025161803
7thA27121503
8thA33491002
9thM27181310
10thA30357703
11thB30394500
12thB30333401
13thM272300
14thA3261100
15thB30241101

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2005

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 699.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2005

SO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2005: 172.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years