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Southampton road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 532 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2016, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2015 (594), and casualties fell from 683.

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

Collisions in 2016
532
Down 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
650
Down 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2016

0.8% of collisions in Southampton in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious11021%
  • Slight41879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious11718%
  • Slight52981%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 532, down 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 532
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday93 (17%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (12%)
  • Sunday53 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.2%)
  • February46 (8.6%)
  • March39 (7.3%)
  • April42 (7.9%)
  • May47 (8.8%)
  • June42 (7.9%)
  • July34 (6.4%)
  • August40 (7.5%)
  • September49 (9.2%)
  • October51 (9.6%)
  • November50 (9.4%)
  • December43 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds478 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (7.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry419 (79%)
  • Wet or damp110 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph461 (87%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway480 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (45%)
  • Cyclist118 (18%)
  • Pedestrian111 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2075 (12%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 35144 (22%)
  • 36 to 4588 (14%)
  • 46 to 5573 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.3%)
  • Over 7522 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (64%)
  • Passenger121 (19%)
  • Pedestrian111 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car642 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (12%)
  • Motorcycle88 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 74th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2016

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2016, with 63 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2016

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2016: 60, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA336077111
2ndA3057425208
3rdA3024405608
4thA35324206
5thA3025192109
6thA335151903
7thA27101502
8thA33491115
9thA30357902
10thM2715700
11thM274400
12thB30331200

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2016

Southampton had 505 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2016

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2016: 130.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years