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Southampton road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 671 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2011, and 817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2010 (650), and casualties rose from 784.

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

Collisions in 2011
671
Up 3% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
817
Up 4% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2011

0.3% of collisions in Southampton in 2011 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious14722%
  • Slight52278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious15219%
  • Slight66381%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 671, up 3% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 671
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday104 (15%)
  • Wednesday107 (16%)
  • Thursday108 (16%)
  • Friday136 (20%)
  • Saturday72 (11%)
  • Sunday51 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8.6%)
  • February57 (8.5%)
  • March58 (8.6%)
  • April46 (6.9%)
  • May51 (7.6%)
  • June62 (9.2%)
  • July54 (8%)
  • August56 (8.3%)
  • September51 (7.6%)
  • October60 (8.9%)
  • November55 (8.2%)
  • December63 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight496 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds573 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry512 (76%)
  • Wet or damp158 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph578 (86%)
  • 40 mph46 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph37 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway540 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (13%)
  • Roundabout37 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (47%)
  • Pedestrian134 (16%)
  • Cyclist129 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6%)
  • 16 to 20152 (19%)
  • 21 to 25142 (17%)
  • 26 to 35154 (19%)
  • 36 to 45111 (14%)
  • 46 to 5579 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.9%)
  • Over 7524 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider524 (64%)
  • Passenger159 (19%)
  • Pedestrian134 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car866 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle138 (11%)
  • Motorcycle124 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 62nd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2011

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2011, with 77 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2011

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2011: 77, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA337795016
2ndA30246474018
3rdA35425008
4thA3057384604
5thA3025141501
6thA27111302
7thA3035111302
8thA334111803
9thA335101301
10thB30397702
11thM27141100
12thM273601
13thB30332401

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2011

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 627.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2011

SO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2011: 162.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2011, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years