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SO14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,436 road traffic collisions in the SO14 postcode district, Southampton, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 57 were fatal and 1,157 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 83 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (86).

Collisions since 1979
6,436
250th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,670
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
57
59 people killed
Serious collisions
1,157
1,230 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
83
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
95
Down 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SO14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal570.9%
  • Serious1,15718%
  • Slight5,22281%

What the data shows

  • SO14 had 815 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 1,070 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in SO14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 712 children under 16 were killed or injured in SO14, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in SO14.

Where SO14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
250th
Most casualties
356th
Most fatal collisions
1,003rd
Most serious collisions
236th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday877 (14%)
  • Tuesday960 (15%)
  • Wednesday960 (15%)
  • Thursday1,020 (16%)
  • Friday1,129 (18%)
  • Saturday985 (15%)
  • Sunday505 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,501 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,785 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown120 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,852 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway826 (13%)
  • Roundabout413 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road309 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph86 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph6,285 (98%)
  • 40 mph50 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,225 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds797 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds104 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds85 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other187 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,907 (38%)
  • Pedestrian1,954 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist1,150 (15%)
  • Cyclist998 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant378 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant91 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant78 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant35 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SO14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SO14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SO14 peaked at 198 in 1984; 2025 had 83.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 83
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258395
202486101
20236675
2022100117
20216983
20206172
201990103
20188697
20178798
201687104
2015106124
2014109122
2013110121
201296106
2011107126
2010114135
200998111
200896117
2007119150
2006115140
2005121143
2004141170
2003144166
2002135168
2001171213
2000185230
1999150175
1998160192
1997188237
1996196245
1995173225
1994161188
1993156181
1992162196
1991145174
1990171207
1989178202
1988161192
1987170212
1986148178
1985188219
1984198219
1983190237
1982193219
1981187226
1980192233
1979187226

Map of recent crashes in SO14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SO14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SO14

The 24 most recent collisions in SO14 happened between 23 September and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SO14

The A3024 has the most collisions in SO14, 828 of 6,436 (13%), followed by the A33 (656).

Collisions in SO14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30248281,10614174
2ndA336567697119
3rdA3354735677104
4thA3025189231141
5thB3039185224326
6thB303884102120
7thA30576171016
8thB3028233212
9thB3029172003
10thA358902
11thA3345501
12thA30394401
13thA20343300

Council areas covering SO14

Collisions in SO14 were recorded in 4 council areas. Southampton has 6,424 of 6,436 (99.8%).

Collisions in SO14 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouthampton6,4247,658561,156
2ndNew Forest5500
3rdEastleigh4411
4thWinchester3300

Town in SO14

Of the 6,436 collisions in SO14, 6,345 (99%) were in Southampton.