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Southampton road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2024, and 570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2023 (428), and casualties rose from 495.

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

Collisions in 2024
465
Up 9% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
570
Up 15% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2024

0.2% of collisions in Southampton in 2024 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious11725%
  • Slight34775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious11821%
  • Slight45179%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 465, up 9% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 465
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.7%)
  • February33 (7.1%)
  • March34 (7.3%)
  • April33 (7.1%)
  • May33 (7.1%)
  • June37 (8%)
  • July34 (7.3%)
  • August56 (12%)
  • September36 (7.7%)
  • October42 (9%)
  • November37 (8%)
  • December45 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry372 (80%)
  • Wet or damp92 (20%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (8.2%)
  • 30 mph389 (84%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (16%)
  • Pedestrian79 (14%)
  • Cyclist71 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded37 (6.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2065 (11%)
  • 21 to 2563 (11%)
  • 26 to 35120 (21%)
  • 36 to 45109 (19%)
  • 46 to 5562 (11%)
  • 56 to 6555 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (69%)
  • Passenger98 (17%)
  • Pedestrian79 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (64%)
  • Motorcycle98 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)41 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 56th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2024

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2024, with 50 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2024

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2024: 57, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA335780013
2ndA30243145010
3rdA335192303
4thA35181905
5thA3025161715
6thA3057141704
7thA3035111201
8thA3345701
9thM2715501
10thA274601
11thB30382201
12thB30392300
13thM272400
14thA32041200
15thB30331100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2024

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 448.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2024

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2024: 101.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years