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Southampton road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 650 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2010, and 784 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2009 (628), and casualties rose from 756.

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

Collisions in 2010
650
Up 4% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
784
Up 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2010

0.5% of collisions in Southampton in 2010 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious11918%
  • Slight52881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious12015%
  • Slight66184%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 650, up 4% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 650
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (13%)
  • Tuesday114 (18%)
  • Wednesday105 (16%)
  • Thursday100 (15%)
  • Friday104 (16%)
  • Saturday80 (12%)
  • Sunday60 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.5%)
  • February57 (8.8%)
  • March66 (10%)
  • April48 (7.4%)
  • May51 (7.8%)
  • June56 (8.6%)
  • July47 (7.2%)
  • August62 (9.5%)
  • September61 (9.4%)
  • October74 (11%)
  • November50 (7.7%)
  • December36 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight476 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds561 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry495 (76%)
  • Wet or damp138 (21%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph564 (87%)
  • 40 mph46 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph26 (4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway522 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (14%)
  • Roundabout26 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (44%)
  • Pedestrian147 (19%)
  • Cyclist124 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6%)
  • 16 to 20140 (18%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 35172 (22%)
  • 36 to 4597 (12%)
  • 46 to 5594 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.6%)
  • Over 7526 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider485 (62%)
  • Passenger152 (19%)
  • Pedestrian147 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car760 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (11%)
  • Motorcycle107 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach34 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 64th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2010

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2010, with 86 collisions, 19 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2010

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2010: 86, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3386107117
2ndA30246376215
3rdA35424505
4thA3057333405
5thA3035172306
6thA335171902
7thA3025151601
8thA27111604
9thA334101503
10thM2716600
11thM273300
12thB30332200
13thB30392200
14thB30381100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2010

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 607.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2010

SO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2010: 157.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years