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Southampton road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 524 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2017, and 623 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2016 (532), and casualties fell from 650.

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

Collisions in 2017
524
Down 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
623
Down 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2017

0.8% of collisions in Southampton in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious10520%
  • Slight41579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious10817%
  • Slight51182%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 524, down 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 524
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (15%)
  • Tuesday82 (16%)
  • Wednesday83 (16%)
  • Thursday86 (16%)
  • Friday87 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (11%)
  • Sunday48 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.8%)
  • February31 (5.9%)
  • March52 (9.9%)
  • April27 (5.2%)
  • May47 (9%)
  • June39 (7.4%)
  • July39 (7.4%)
  • August51 (9.7%)
  • September39 (7.4%)
  • October47 (9%)
  • November54 (10%)
  • December52 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (6.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds454 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry411 (78%)
  • Wet or damp108 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph472 (90%)
  • 40 mph42 (8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway465 (89%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (42%)
  • Cyclist124 (20%)
  • Pedestrian121 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2088 (14%)
  • 21 to 2588 (14%)
  • 26 to 35123 (20%)
  • 36 to 4583 (13%)
  • 46 to 5584 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (62%)
  • Pedestrian121 (19%)
  • Passenger115 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car640 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (13%)
  • Motorcycle82 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Southampton ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 68th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2017

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2017, with 61 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2017

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2017: 50, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA335059011
2ndA3024354507
3rdA3057343905
4thA35314012
5thA3025232715
6thA3035101102
7thA335101103
8thA277704
9thA33471002
10thB30394500
11thM2713300
12thB30332200
13thM272200
14thA361100
15thB30381200

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2017

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 495.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2017

SO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2017: 119.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2017, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years