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Southampton road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 610 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2013, and 709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2012 (632), and casualties fell from 777.

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

Collisions in 2013
610
Down 3% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
709
Down 9% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2013

0.7% of collisions in Southampton in 2013 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious11719%
  • Slight48980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious11917%
  • Slight58683%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 610, down 3% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 610
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday98 (16%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday102 (17%)
  • Friday86 (14%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.7%)
  • February53 (8.7%)
  • March39 (6.4%)
  • April54 (8.9%)
  • May47 (7.7%)
  • June38 (6.2%)
  • July46 (7.5%)
  • August46 (7.5%)
  • September53 (8.7%)
  • October65 (11%)
  • November59 (9.7%)
  • December57 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight419 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit183 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds505 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry426 (70%)
  • Wet or damp179 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph521 (85%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph22 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway533 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (43%)
  • Pedestrian136 (19%)
  • Cyclist126 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2092 (13%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35163 (23%)
  • 36 to 45103 (15%)
  • 46 to 55102 (14%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider469 (66%)
  • Pedestrian136 (19%)
  • Passenger104 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car767 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle131 (12%)
  • Motorcycle113 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 59th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2013

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2013, with 63 collisions, 18 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2013

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2013: 73, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA337387012
2ndA30575264112
3rdA35495409
4thA3024455108
5thA335283726
6thA3035131400
7thA27121702
8thA3025121405
9thA33491101
10thM2715500
11thM274800
12thB30332201
13thB30382200
14thB30392200
15thM31200

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2013

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 577.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2013

SO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2013: 140.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2013, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years