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Nelson, Portsmouth, PO2 7AZ area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
1,483
140th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
1,654
1.12 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Collisions in 2025
39
Down 20% on 2024

Crash severity at the PO2 7AZ hotspot

251 of the 1,483 collisions here (17%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious24517%
  • Slight1,23283%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
6
Seriously injured
246
Slightly injured
1,402
All casualties
1,654

Accidents by year at the PO2 7AZ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 85 in 2002, against an average of 59 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the PO2 7AZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253941
20244955
20234146
20224149
20213637
20204350
20194955
20184852
20176366
20166163
20155964
20147179
20135665
20126572
20117185
20105763
20096671
20086475
20076975
20067380
20056475
20046876
20037583
20028598
20017079

Map of crashes at the PO2 7AZ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near PO2 7AZ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Nelson, Portsmouth, PO2 7AZ area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the PO2 7AZ hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Nelson
Council area
Portsmouth
Nearest postcode to the centre
PO2 7AZ
Postcode district
PO2
Centre (latitude, longitude)
50.81287, -1.07941
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
31 December 2025
Rank by collisions
140th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the PO2 7AZ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A2047, with 632 of 1,483, followed by the A3 with 173.

Collisions at the PO2 7AZ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20476326923115
2ndA3173194226
3rdM275578314
4thA2471100
5thA30271100
6thA30421100
7thA30471100
8thA321100
9thB20471200
10thM271100

Towns near the PO2 7AZ hotspot

All 1,483 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Portsmouth.

All 1,483 crashes at the PO2 7AZ hotspot

Newest first, from 11 January 2001 to 31 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year