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Southampton road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 594 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2015, and 683 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (636), and casualties fell from 812.

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

Collisions in 2015
594
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
683
Down 16% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2015

0.5% of collisions in Southampton in 2015 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious12020%
  • Slight47179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious12218%
  • Slight55882%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 594, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 594
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday94 (16%)
  • Wednesday85 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (9.6%)
  • February41 (6.9%)
  • March47 (7.9%)
  • April53 (8.9%)
  • May41 (6.9%)
  • June54 (9.1%)
  • July43 (7.2%)
  • August33 (5.6%)
  • September60 (10%)
  • October52 (8.8%)
  • November59 (9.9%)
  • December54 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds512 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry469 (79%)
  • Wet or damp122 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph517 (87%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph26 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway531 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout18 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (41%)
  • Pedestrian138 (20%)
  • Cyclist128 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (15%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20104 (15%)
  • 21 to 25134 (20%)
  • 26 to 35137 (20%)
  • 36 to 4590 (13%)
  • 46 to 5566 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (65%)
  • Pedestrian138 (20%)
  • Passenger99 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car713 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (12%)
  • Motorcycle105 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 65th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2015

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2015, with 62 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2015

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2015: 72, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33728308
2ndA30244559014
3rdA35434709
4thA3057343705
5thA3025192203
6thA335152012
7thA3035141504
8thA27131405
9thM27191500
10thA3344700
11thB30383300
12thB30332300
13thB30391100
14thM271100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2015

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 562.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2015

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2015: 159.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2015, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years