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PO4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,722 road traffic collisions in the PO4 postcode district, Portsmouth, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,592 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 888 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 53 collisions, down 16% on 2024 (63).

Collisions since 1979
4,722
643rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,592
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
28 people killed
Serious collisions
888
947 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
53
Down 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
57
Down 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PO4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal280.6%
  • Serious88819%
  • Slight3,80681%

What the data shows

  • PO4 had 631 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 799 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in PO4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 746 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO4, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in PO4.

Where PO4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
643rd
Most casualties
809th
Most fatal collisions
1,907th
Most serious collisions
564th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday668 (14%)
  • Tuesday697 (15%)
  • Wednesday704 (15%)
  • Thursday707 (15%)
  • Friday712 (15%)
  • Saturday708 (15%)
  • Sunday526 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,379 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,208 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown104 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,295 (91%)
  • Roundabout265 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph177 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph4,508 (95%)
  • 40 mph32 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,839 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds539 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds108 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds80 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other125 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,978 (35%)
  • Cyclist1,231 (22%)
  • Pedestrian1,031 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist943 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant151 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant116 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant67 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO4 peaked at 159 in 1982; 2025 had 53.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 53
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255357
20246368
20235761
20225460
20216569
20205557
20196774
20187493
20177478
20166981
20157686
20147184
20137383
20128399
20116981
201081106
20098083
20088493
200795107
200687103
2005105124
2004100130
2003100121
2002110143
200185101
2000113143
1999112123
1998109128
1997129163
1996129151
1995137162
1994107130
1993128153
1992107128
1991121144
1990119141
1989141167
1988116133
1987143176
1986133156
1985128156
1984142169
1983127151
1982159197
1981148175
1980109133
1979135171

Map of recent crashes in PO4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO4

The 24 most recent collisions in PO4 happened between 17 June and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO4

The A288 has the most collisions in PO4, 814 of 4,722 (17%), followed by the A2030 (562).

Collisions in PO4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2888149641153
2ndA2030562661487
3rdB2154300336258
4thB2153124143335
5thB21557180019
6thB2134262804
7thA2047242904
8thA228131302
9thB2152101202
10thA30205501
11thB21513502

Council areas covering PO4

Collisions in PO4 were recorded in 2 council areas. Portsmouth has 4,717 of 4,722 (99.9%).

Collisions in PO4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPortsmouth4,7175,58428885
2ndHavant5803

Town in PO4

Of the 4,722 collisions in PO4, 4,465 (95%) were in Portsmouth.