Skip to main content
CrashStats

Southampton road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 533 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2018, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2017 (524), and casualties fell from 623.

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

Collisions in 2018
533
Up 2% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
621
Level with 2017
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2018

0.6% of collisions in Southampton in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious10920%
  • Slight42179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious11118%
  • Slight50782%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 533, up 2% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 533
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (11%)
  • Tuesday95 (18%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday89 (17%)
  • Friday80 (15%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.1%)
  • February39 (7.3%)
  • March38 (7.1%)
  • April41 (7.7%)
  • May45 (8.4%)
  • June44 (8.3%)
  • July54 (10%)
  • August39 (7.3%)
  • September41 (7.7%)
  • October44 (8.3%)
  • November60 (11%)
  • December45 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (6.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds475 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry429 (80%)
  • Wet or damp101 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph463 (87%)
  • 40 mph52 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway483 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (43%)
  • Cyclist115 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (18%)
  • Pedestrian111 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2091 (15%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 35129 (21%)
  • 36 to 4593 (15%)
  • 46 to 5577 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.9%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (69%)
  • Pedestrian111 (18%)
  • Passenger82 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car662 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (12%)
  • Motorcycle111 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 63rd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2018

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2018, with 60 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2018

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2018: 55, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33556618
2ndA353542012
3rdA3024313607
4thA3057303104
5thA335222516
6thA3025202503
7thA3035111804
8thA27101301
9thA3347902
10thM2761000
11thM2713300
12thB30332201
13thA321100
14thB30381100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2018

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 513.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2018

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2018: 142.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years