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SO19 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,274 road traffic collisions in the SO19 postcode district, Southampton, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,751 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 1,284 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 80 collisions, up 27% on 2024 (63).

Collisions since 1979
6,274
283rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,751
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
73 people killed
Serious collisions
1,284
1,393 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
80
Up 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
91
Up 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SO19

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal691.1%
  • Serious1,28420%
  • Slight4,92178%

What the data shows

  • SO19 had 827 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 1,132 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in SO19 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,436 children under 16 were killed or injured in SO19, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in SO19.

Where SO19 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
283rd
Most casualties
346th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
165th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday886 (14%)
  • Tuesday904 (14%)
  • Wednesday921 (15%)
  • Thursday936 (15%)
  • Friday1,115 (18%)
  • Saturday881 (14%)
  • Sunday631 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,530 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,579 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown111 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,817 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway264 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout137 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph50 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph5,692 (91%)
  • 40 mph347 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph133 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph42 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,057 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds816 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds109 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (under 0.1%)
  • Other177 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,603 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist1,410 (18%)
  • Pedestrian1,371 (18%)
  • Cyclist920 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant183 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant143 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SO19 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SO19, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SO19 peaked at 200 in 1984; 2025 had 80.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 80
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258091
20246376
20238197
20228398
20217383
20206578
201990103
201885101
2017113142
201694118
201585104
2014109130
2013114132
2012117136
2011111136
2010120149
2009109128
2008113142
2007119149
2006135164
2005127148
2004157201
2003142182
2002146199
2001169206
2000152207
1999157196
1998156191
1997163207
1996165200
1995151184
1994164202
1993144188
1992142182
1991151188
1990162206
1989171202
1988175215
1987161200
1986154186
1985169217
1984200248
1983188219
1982173212
1981199250
1980128160
1979149198

Map of recent crashes in SO19

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SO19

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SO19

The 24 most recent collisions in SO19 happened between 17 September and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SO19

The A3025 has the most collisions in SO19, 876 of 6,274 (14%), followed by the A3024 (755).

Collisions in SO19 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30258761,06412182
2ndA30247551,02112158
3rdB3033117141227
4thA2789122620
5thA3346680124
6thM27355215
7thB33974500
8thA30353310
9thA30543300
10thB30243402

Council areas covering SO19

Collisions in SO19 were recorded in 2 council areas. Southampton has 6,051 of 6,274 (96%).

Collisions in SO19 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouthampton6,0517,436591,239
2ndEastleigh2193091045

Towns in SO19

Collisions in SO19 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Southampton (5,731) and Hedge End (8).