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Southampton road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 701 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2006, and 829 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2005 (731), and casualties fell from 867.

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

Collisions in 2006
701
Down 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
829
Down 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2006

0.6% of collisions in Southampton in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7911%
  • Slight61888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious8610%
  • Slight73989%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 701, down 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 701
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (13%)
  • Tuesday127 (18%)
  • Wednesday85 (12%)
  • Thursday106 (15%)
  • Friday125 (18%)
  • Saturday86 (12%)
  • Sunday79 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59149 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (10%)
  • February53 (7.6%)
  • March41 (5.8%)
  • April37 (5.3%)
  • May52 (7.4%)
  • June56 (8%)
  • July53 (7.6%)
  • August65 (9.3%)
  • September59 (8.4%)
  • October71 (10%)
  • November78 (11%)
  • December66 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight505 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds570 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry503 (72%)
  • Wet or damp194 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph610 (87%)
  • 40 mph61 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway559 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (12%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (47%)
  • Pedestrian152 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (15%)
  • Cyclist114 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20164 (20%)
  • 21 to 25121 (15%)
  • 26 to 35157 (19%)
  • 36 to 45135 (16%)
  • 46 to 5569 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.9%)
  • Over 7521 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (63%)
  • Pedestrian152 (18%)
  • Passenger151 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car897 (70%)
  • Motorcycle134 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 85th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2006

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2006, with 82 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2006

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2006: 75, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33759619
2ndA35607315
3rdA3024596915
4thA3025293602
5thA3057232805
6thA335151513
7thA27141802
8thA3035121603
9thA3346601
10thB30384700
11thM274401
12thM2714401
13thB30332200
14thB30391100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2006

Southampton had 669 collisions in 2006.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2006

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2006: 154.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years