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Southampton road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2023, and 495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2022 (485), and casualties fell from 555.

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

Collisions in 2023
428
Down 12% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
495
Down 11% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2023

0.5% of collisions in Southampton in 2023 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious9021%
  • Slight33679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious9219%
  • Slight40181%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 428, down 12% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 428
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (17%)
  • Wednesday78 (18%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (12%)
  • February31 (7.2%)
  • March31 (7.2%)
  • April29 (6.8%)
  • May41 (9.6%)
  • June34 (7.9%)
  • July39 (9.1%)
  • August37 (8.6%)
  • September27 (6.3%)
  • October34 (7.9%)
  • November35 (8.2%)
  • December40 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (74%)
  • Wet or damp101 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph372 (87%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway394 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (40%)
  • Cyclist92 (19%)
  • Pedestrian89 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2068 (14%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 35112 (23%)
  • 36 to 4571 (14%)
  • 46 to 5567 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (69%)
  • Pedestrian89 (18%)
  • Passenger64 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (12%)
  • Motorcycle91 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (7.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)22 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 68th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2023

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2023, with 52 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2023

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2023: 39, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33394408
2ndA3024375708
3rdA3057212304
4thA335181904
5thA3025171902
6thA3035162002
7thA35151803
8thB30336601
9thA3344402
10thM2713400
11thA272200
12thA30271201
13thB30381100
14thM271101

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2023

Southampton had 409 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2023

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2023: 102.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years