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Southampton road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 636 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2014, and 812 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2013 (610), and casualties rose from 709.

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

Collisions in 2014
636
Up 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
812
Up 15% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2014

0.2% of collisions in Southampton in 2014 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious11919%
  • Slight51681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious12315%
  • Slight68885%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 636, up 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday98 (15%)
  • Wednesday98 (15%)
  • Thursday113 (18%)
  • Friday97 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (10%)
  • Sunday71 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (10%)
  • February41 (6.4%)
  • March58 (9.1%)
  • April51 (8%)
  • May60 (9.4%)
  • June51 (8%)
  • July58 (9.1%)
  • August56 (8.8%)
  • September45 (7.1%)
  • October65 (10%)
  • November45 (7.1%)
  • December42 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds532 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry450 (71%)
  • Wet or damp182 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph557 (88%)
  • 40 mph47 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph17 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway552 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout34 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (47%)
  • Cyclist128 (16%)
  • Pedestrian116 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20122 (15%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35164 (20%)
  • 36 to 4597 (12%)
  • 46 to 5599 (12%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.4%)
  • Over 7533 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider506 (62%)
  • Passenger190 (23%)
  • Pedestrian116 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car812 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (11%)
  • Motorcycle111 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 61st most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2014

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2014, with 73 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2014

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2014: 69, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA336986114
2ndA30244765010
3rdA35434806
4thA3057344503
5thA3025222303
6thA335214603
7thA3035152000
8thA2781101
9thM27161802
10thA3345501
11thB30335502
12thM273301
13thB30381100
14thB30391101

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2014

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 604.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2014

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2014: 145.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years