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SO30 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
3,690
1,001st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,857
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
42 people killed
Serious collisions
726
823 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
48
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
59
Down 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SO30

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal381%
  • Serious72620%
  • Slight2,92679%

What the data shows

  • SO30 had 568 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 750 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in SO30 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 550 children under 16 were killed or injured in SO30, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in SO30.

Where SO30 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,001st
Most casualties
1,039th
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
902nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday528 (14%)
  • Tuesday563 (15%)
  • Wednesday576 (16%)
  • Thursday507 (14%)
  • Friday648 (18%)
  • Saturday495 (13%)
  • Sunday373 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,648 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit710 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting244 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown71 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,602 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway557 (15%)
  • Roundabout477 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,732 (47%)
  • 40 mph781 (21%)
  • 50 mph45 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph552 (15%)
  • 70 mph561 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,925 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds496 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds67 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other108 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,005 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist789 (16%)
  • Cyclist407 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian393 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant115 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SO30 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SO30, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SO30 peaked at 112 in 1997; 2025 had 48.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 48
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254859
20245268
20235466
20225261
20215968
20204566
20195061
20186179
20176676
20168197
20157386
20146690
20136581
20126891
20116683
201088130
200978107
20087797
200786119
200683104
200593115
200484109
200381115
200292121
200185109
200090119
199988124
199899133
1997112149
199693130
1995102147
199495133
199389116
199282105
199183118
1990102123
198997129
198881120
198793115
198673100
19857493
19847199
198380102
198284113
198186118
198078105
197985108

Map of recent crashes in SO30

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SO30

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SO30

The 24 most recent collisions in SO30 happened between 19 July and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SO30

The A334 has the most collisions in SO30, 787 of 3,690 (21%), followed by the M27 (509).

Collisions in SO30 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3347871,0627170
2ndM275097471085
3rdB3035383483373
4thA27257366359
5thB3033169199042
6thB3342132164415
7thA3051121173131
8thB3036577507
9thB33545264011
10thB3055101000
11thA30357700
12thB30517901
13thA3445610
14thA30244501
15thA3373300

Council areas covering SO30

Collisions in SO30 were recorded in 5 council areas. Eastleigh has 3,380 of 3,690 (92%).

Collisions in SO30 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEastleigh3,3804,42832659
2ndWinchester262363662
3rdSouthampton264002
4thFareham111403
5thTest Valley91000

Towns in SO30

Collisions in SO30 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Hedge End (1,288) and West End, Eastleigh (605).