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Southampton road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 628 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2009, and 756 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2008 (622), and casualties rose from 754.

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

Collisions in 2009
628
Up 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
756
Level with 2008
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2009

None of the collisions in Southampton in 2009 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious9315%
  • Slight53585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight65787%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 628, up 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 628
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (15%)
  • Tuesday116 (18%)
  • Wednesday105 (17%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday91 (14%)
  • Saturday74 (12%)
  • Sunday55 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.3%)
  • February43 (6.8%)
  • March59 (9.4%)
  • April49 (7.8%)
  • May40 (6.4%)
  • June55 (8.8%)
  • July54 (8.6%)
  • August31 (4.9%)
  • September51 (8.1%)
  • October66 (11%)
  • November70 (11%)
  • December58 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight444 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds498 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry452 (72%)
  • Wet or damp157 (25%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph525 (84%)
  • 40 mph55 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph25 (4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway501 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (15%)
  • Roundabout31 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (51%)
  • Pedestrian126 (17%)
  • Cyclist111 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20124 (16%)
  • 21 to 25115 (15%)
  • 26 to 35146 (19%)
  • 36 to 45110 (15%)
  • 46 to 5594 (12%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.2%)
  • Over 7523 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider510 (67%)
  • Pedestrian126 (17%)
  • Passenger120 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car803 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle105 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 80th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 14 other areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2009

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2009, with 77 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2009

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2009: 64, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA336488010
2ndA3024475703
3rdA30574649010
4thA35364104
5thA335273802
6thA3025232704
7thA3035101103
8thA2781102
9thA33481101
10thB30338801
11thM27181201
12thM276900
13thA322200
14thB30382402
15thB30392200
16thA30551100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2009

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 592.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2009

SO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2009: 153.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years