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PO3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,722 road traffic collisions in the PO3 postcode district, Portsmouth, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 713 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 61 collisions, up 61% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
3,722
982nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,407
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
44 people killed
Serious collisions
713
774 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
61
Up 61% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
64
Up 42% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PO3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal411.1%
  • Serious71319%
  • Slight2,96880%

What the data shows

  • PO3 had 558 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 636 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in PO3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 563 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO3, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in PO3.

Where PO3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
982nd
Most casualties
1,188th
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
930th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday575 (15%)
  • Tuesday592 (16%)
  • Wednesday563 (15%)
  • Thursday602 (16%)
  • Friday650 (17%)
  • Saturday400 (11%)
  • Sunday340 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,887 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit724 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown87 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,864 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway585 (16%)
  • Roundabout165 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road82 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph79 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph2,828 (76%)
  • 40 mph288 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph94 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph274 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph159 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,009 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds413 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds70 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds70 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other121 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,802 (41%)
  • Cyclist1,017 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist796 (18%)
  • Pedestrian501 (11%)
  • Van occupant99 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant82 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant62 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO3 peaked at 125 in 1984; 2025 had 61.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 61
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256164
20243845
20234753
20225559
20213842
20204750
20196771
20186164
20176572
20167992
20155657
20147189
20136683
20126979
20116979
20106376
20094649
20086075
20076773
20066983
20057592
20045972
20037592
20027591
200181105
2000119144
1999112149
199899120
199793115
1996105129
19958394
1994104119
1993103122
199288103
199188106
1990105127
1989115144
198899115
198799115
1986104123
1985106131
1984125141
19838695
19828097
19817585
198079102
197996124

Map of recent crashes in PO3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO3

The 24 most recent collisions in PO3 happened between 21 July and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO3

The A288 has the most collisions in PO3, 1,118 of 3,722 (30%), followed by the A2030 (869).

Collisions in PO3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2881,1181,2858207
2ndA20308691,16521177
3rdA36168011
4thA27273712
5thA2047252904
6thA228131405
7thA2040101404
8thA30208811
9thM273700

Council areas covering PO3

Collisions in PO3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Portsmouth has 3,717 of 3,722 (99.9%).

Collisions in PO3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPortsmouth3,7174,40241712
2ndHavant5501

Town in PO3

Of the 3,722 collisions in PO3, 2,926 (79%) were in Portsmouth.