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Southampton road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 704 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2007, and 847 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2006 (701), and casualties rose from 829.

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

Collisions in 2007
704
Level with 2006
Casualties in 2007
847
Up 2% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2007

0.7% of collisions in Southampton in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious7811%
  • Slight62188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious809.4%
  • Slight76290%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 704, level with 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 704
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (13%)
  • Tuesday106 (15%)
  • Wednesday106 (15%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday122 (17%)
  • Saturday104 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (6.7%)
  • February56 (8%)
  • March66 (9.4%)
  • April66 (9.4%)
  • May65 (9.2%)
  • June59 (8.4%)
  • July54 (7.7%)
  • August56 (8%)
  • September62 (8.8%)
  • October56 (8%)
  • November68 (9.7%)
  • December49 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight536 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds606 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry550 (78%)
  • Wet or damp147 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph609 (87%)
  • 40 mph54 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph29 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph7 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway563 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (16%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (48%)
  • Pedestrian142 (17%)
  • Cyclist119 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20155 (18%)
  • 21 to 25125 (15%)
  • 26 to 35162 (19%)
  • 36 to 45128 (15%)
  • 46 to 5580 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.3%)
  • Over 7520 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider540 (64%)
  • Passenger165 (19%)
  • Pedestrian142 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car906 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle120 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 73rd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2007

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2007, with 86 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2007

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2007: 68, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33689318
2ndA3024618907
3rdA3057445208
4thA35404606
5thA335283823
6thA3025273312
7thA3035162001
8thA334141901
9thA2791000
10thM2717700
11thB30394400
12thB30332200
13thA301100
14thB30351100
15thB30381100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2007

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 672.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2007

SO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2007: 160.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years