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Southampton road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 485 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2022, and 555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2021 (436), and casualties rose from 503.

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

Collisions in 2022
485
Up 11% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
555
Up 10% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2022

0.6% of collisions in Southampton in 2022 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious9620%
  • Slight38680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious9918%
  • Slight45382%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 485, up 11% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 485
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday94 (19%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.8%)
  • February36 (7.4%)
  • March30 (6.2%)
  • April36 (7.4%)
  • May47 (9.7%)
  • June45 (9.3%)
  • July43 (8.9%)
  • August43 (8.9%)
  • September41 (8.5%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November45 (9.3%)
  • December32 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry404 (83%)
  • Wet or damp73 (15%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (6%)
  • 30 mph415 (86%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (39%)
  • Cyclist102 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (18%)
  • Pedestrian91 (16%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2073 (13%)
  • 21 to 2582 (15%)
  • 26 to 35128 (23%)
  • 36 to 4579 (14%)
  • 46 to 5557 (10%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (71%)
  • Pedestrian91 (16%)
  • Passenger70 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (63%)
  • Motorcycle106 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)27 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 57th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2022

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2022, with 65 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2022

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2022: 44, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33444704
2ndA3024313617
3rdA3057252707
4thA35242912
5thA3025222902
6thA335182106
7thA303591203
8thA3348802
9thA274402
10thM2713401
11thB30382301
12thB30391300
13thM271100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2022

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 467.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2022

SO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2022: 115.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years