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Southampton road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 488 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 2025, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2024 (465), and casualties fell from 570.

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

Collisions in 2025
488
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
565
Down 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 2025

None of the collisions in Southampton in 2025 were fatal and 25% were serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious12425%
  • Slight36475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious12923%
  • Slight43677%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 488, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 488
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (16%)
  • Tuesday77 (16%)
  • Wednesday80 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.8%)
  • February35 (7.2%)
  • March37 (7.6%)
  • April43 (8.8%)
  • May38 (7.8%)
  • June40 (8.2%)
  • July42 (8.6%)
  • August38 (7.8%)
  • September52 (11%)
  • October41 (8.4%)
  • November57 (12%)
  • December32 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (8.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry399 (82%)
  • Wet or damp86 (18%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph47 (9.6%)
  • 30 mph412 (84%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway437 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (36%)
  • Cyclist102 (18%)
  • Pedestrian93 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (16%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded52 (9.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6%)
  • 16 to 2079 (14%)
  • 21 to 2554 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35119 (21%)
  • 36 to 45104 (18%)
  • 46 to 5579 (14%)
  • 56 to 6553 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (70%)
  • Pedestrian93 (16%)
  • Passenger75 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (12%)
  • Motorcycle89 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (7.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)62 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 52nd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southampton in 2025

Bargate, Southampton, SO14 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southampton in 2025, with 43 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 2025

The A33 had the most collisions in Southampton in 2025: 49, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA334960012
2ndA3024293208
3rdA3057222300
4thA35202505
5thA3025111403
6thA3035101404
7thA335101202
8thA3349901
9thA275500
10thB30384403
11thM274600
12thA30551100
13thA32051100
14thB30331201
15thB30391301

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 2025

Southampton had 465 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 2025

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 2025: 108.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years