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PO15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,467 road traffic collisions in the PO15 postcode district, Fareham, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,138 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 440 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
2,467
1,531st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,138
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
23 people killed
Serious collisions
440
491 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
27
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PO15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal230.9%
  • Serious44018%
  • Slight2,00481%

What the data shows

  • PO15 had 315 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 477 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in PO15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 334 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO15, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in PO15.

Where PO15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,531st
Most casualties
1,612th
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
1,660th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday409 (17%)
  • Tuesday416 (17%)
  • Wednesday378 (15%)
  • Thursday377 (15%)
  • Friday403 (16%)
  • Saturday268 (11%)
  • Sunday216 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,860 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit389 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting175 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,461 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway658 (27%)
  • Roundabout306 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,143 (46%)
  • 40 mph357 (14%)
  • 50 mph119 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph303 (12%)
  • 70 mph539 (22%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,944 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds307 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds68 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other74 (3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,866 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist464 (15%)
  • Cyclist337 (11%)
  • Pedestrian250 (8%)
  • Van occupant95 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO15 peaked at 94 in 2000; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252427
20242629
20232732
20223644
20213336
20202227
20193846
20183648
20174248
20163137
20154760
20145269
20134455
20124556
20116380
20104361
20093851
20084044
20076176
20064454
20054953
20046884
20037995
20026688
200174100
200094128
199980111
199892114
199785109
199692111
19955579
19945267
19935774
19925666
199168108
19905872
19895670
19884865
19873844
19865663
19855886
19845777
19835157
19824252
19814256
19805575
19794754

Map of recent crashes in PO15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO15

The 24 most recent collisions in PO15 happened between 11 January and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO15

The A27 has the most collisions in PO15, 528 of 2,467 (21%), followed by the M27 (441).

Collisions in PO15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27528674385
2ndM27441649855
3rdA3051345118
4thB33345500
5thB30514602

Council areas covering PO15

Collisions in PO15 were recorded in 2 council areas. Fareham has 2,135 of 2,467 (87%).

Collisions in PO15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFareham2,1352,68121389
2ndWinchester331455251

Towns in PO15

Collisions in PO15 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Fareham (912) and Locks Heath, Whiteley and Warsash (514).