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PO2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,260 road traffic collisions in the PO2 postcode district, Portsmouth, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,553 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 48 were fatal and 1,305 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 79 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (91).

Collisions since 1979
7,260
165th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,553
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
48
48 people killed
Serious collisions
1,305
1,383 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
79
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
90
Down 12% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PO2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal480.7%
  • Serious1,30518%
  • Slight5,90781%

What the data shows

  • PO2 had 945 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 1,279 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in PO2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,301 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO2, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in PO2.

Where PO2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
165th
Most casualties
262nd
Most fatal collisions
1,255th
Most serious collisions
156th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,052 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,143 (16%)
  • Wednesday1,071 (15%)
  • Thursday1,169 (16%)
  • Friday1,231 (17%)
  • Saturday967 (13%)
  • Sunday627 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,420 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,656 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown157 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,192 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway916 (13%)
  • Roundabout691 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road427 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph302 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph6,017 (83%)
  • 40 mph387 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph63 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph120 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph371 (5.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,904 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds785 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds127 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds124 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other262 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,069 (36%)
  • Cyclist1,735 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist1,662 (19%)
  • Pedestrian1,459 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant321 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant120 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant97 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO2 peaked at 229 in 1985; 2025 had 79.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 79
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257990
202491102
20238597
20228399
20217783
202080100
2019103116
2018107121
2017115124
2016125134
2015140153
2014118133
2013111136
2012115129
2011150185
2010113137
2009118131
2008119141
2007145165
2006150175
2005134160
2004137159
2003145182
2002198245
2001157186
2000194252
1999168198
1998165196
1997166213
1996177208
1995186217
1994168204
1993183219
1992162204
1991185212
1990188229
1989208242
1988216248
1987170200
1986205226
1985229268
1984217257
1983220262
1982221275
1981203236
1980218257
1979216247

Map of recent crashes in PO2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO2

The 24 most recent collisions in PO2 happened between 27 September and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO2

The A2047 has the most collisions in PO2, 2,093 of 7,260 (29%), followed by the A3 (1,668).

Collisions in PO2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20472,0932,40511390
2ndA31,6681,96810317
3rdM275425642668
4thA288254297257
5thA27434815
6thM27213003
7thA30478911
8thA39781001
9thB20477801
10thA2285500
11thA20304501
12thA20404400
13thB21513300

Council area for PO2

PO2 is in Portsmouth, where police recorded 36,247 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PO2 accounts for 20% of them.

Town in PO2

Of the 7,260 collisions in PO2, 6,847 (94%) were in Portsmouth.