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PO1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,583 road traffic collisions in the PO1 postcode district, Portsmouth, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 1,165 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 85 collisions, down 4% on 2024 (89).

Collisions since 1979
6,583
232nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,595
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
33
34 people killed
Serious collisions
1,165
1,208 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
85
Down 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
91
Down 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PO1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal330.5%
  • Serious1,16518%
  • Slight5,38582%

What the data shows

  • PO1 had 857 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 1,124 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in PO1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,076 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO1, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in PO1.

Where PO1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
232nd
Most casualties
370th
Most fatal collisions
1,756th
Most serious collisions
229th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday917 (14%)
  • Tuesday984 (15%)
  • Wednesday967 (15%)
  • Thursday1,029 (16%)
  • Friday1,156 (18%)
  • Saturday938 (14%)
  • Sunday592 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,822 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,591 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown146 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,638 (70%)
  • Roundabout1,003 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway663 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road218 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded61 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph292 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph5,988 (91%)
  • 40 mph274 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph15 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,365 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds703 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds120 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds107 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other229 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,265 (30%)
  • Pedestrian1,762 (23%)
  • Cyclist1,718 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist1,054 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant448 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant152 (2%)
  • Van occupant80 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO1 peaked at 206 in 1988; 2025 had 85.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 85
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258591
202489104
20238689
20228797
20217580
20207582
20198999
201890108
201792111
20168998
2015103111
201492101
2013110129
2012109126
2011128142
2010111137
2009100108
2008111130
2007131159
2006129158
2005141172
2004155174
2003143173
2002162191
2001127165
2000177208
1999166189
1998184210
1997169199
1996180207
1995134173
1994172187
1993150174
1992174200
1991200230
1990179194
1989184220
1988206229
1987168195
1986158179
1985191205
1984177212
1983160184
1982177202
1981198223
1980185214
1979185226

Map of recent crashes in PO1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO1

The 24 most recent collisions in PO1 happened between 18 September and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO1

The A3 has the most collisions in PO1, 1,168 of 6,583 (18%), followed by the A2047 (967).

Collisions in PO1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31,1681,4633190
2ndA20479671,1035175
3rdA2030236269344
4thB2152215247235
5thB2154170192143
6thA288100116126
7thB2153121302
8thB21518900
9thM274401
10thA30473401
11thB21573501
12thM2753300

Council area for PO1

PO1 is in Portsmouth, where police recorded 36,247 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PO1 accounts for 18% of them.

Town in PO1

Of the 6,583 collisions in PO1, 6,514 (99%) were in Portsmouth.