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Southampton road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 622 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2008, and 754 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2007 (704), and casualties fell from 847.

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

Collisions in 2008
622
Down 12% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
754
Down 11% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Southampton in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious8714%
  • Slight53085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious9112%
  • Slight65887%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 622, down 12% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 622
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday107 (17%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday97 (16%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.8%)
  • February66 (11%)
  • March54 (8.7%)
  • April41 (6.6%)
  • May43 (6.9%)
  • June57 (9.2%)
  • July56 (9%)
  • August41 (6.6%)
  • September41 (6.6%)
  • October68 (11%)
  • November53 (8.5%)
  • December41 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight476 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds516 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry471 (76%)
  • Wet or damp144 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph524 (84%)
  • 40 mph61 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (14%)
  • Roundabout37 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (52%)
  • Cyclist116 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (14%)
  • Pedestrian98 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20136 (18%)
  • 21 to 25125 (17%)
  • 26 to 35124 (16%)
  • 36 to 45118 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.2%)
  • Over 7525 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider494 (66%)
  • Passenger162 (21%)
  • Pedestrian98 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car815 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (10%)
  • Motorcycle109 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 85th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2008

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2008, with 69 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2008

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2008: 66, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA336677110
2ndA3024475615
3rdA35415405
4thA27252902
5thA3057252703
6thA335213017
7thA3025202910
8thA3035161902
9thA334121602
10thM276901
11thM27161002
12thB30395500
13thB30334601
14thB30383300
15thA20341100
16thA3361100
17thA361100
18thB20301101

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2008

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 575.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2008

SO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2008: 135.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years