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Emsworth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
778
889th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
930
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
191
203 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Emsworth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious19125%
  • Slight57774%

What the data shows

  • Emsworth had 115 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% more than the 102 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Emsworth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 118 children under 16 were killed or injured in Emsworth, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Emsworth.

Where Emsworth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
889th
Most casualties
917th
Most fatal collisions
849th
Most serious collisions
721st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (13%)
  • Tuesday120 (15%)
  • Wednesday112 (14%)
  • Thursday132 (17%)
  • Friday122 (16%)
  • Saturday121 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight558 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway671 (86%)
  • Roundabout78 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph720 (93%)
  • 40 mph32 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds630 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant371 (40%)
  • Cyclist187 (20%)
  • Pedestrian172 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (16%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Emsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Emsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Emsworth peaked at 36 in 1985; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251313
202488
20231319
20221216
20211114
2020812
20191213
201899
20171420
20161521
20151316
20141215
201356
201299
201166
20101012
20091015
20081010
20071417
20061314
20051923
20041619
20031215
20021822
20011922
20002527
19992229
19982123
19972229
19962328
19951214
19941314
19931115
19921213
19911414
19901518
19891819
19882529
19872530
19862530
19853642
19843644
19832425
19822228
19812128
19802323
19793242

Map of recent crashes in Emsworth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Emsworth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Emsworth

The 24 most recent collisions in Emsworth happened between 23 November 2023 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Emsworth

The A259 has the most collisions in Emsworth, 185 of 778 (24%), followed by the A27 (149).

Collisions in Emsworth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259185237142
2ndA27149184535
3rdB2148102115025
4thB21476071123
5thB214981201

Council areas covering Emsworth

Collisions in Emsworth were recorded in 3 council areas. Havant has 668 of 778 (86%).

Collisions in Emsworth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHavant6687897162
2ndChichester104135329
3rdEast Hampshire6600

Postcode district for Emsworth

All 778 collisions in Emsworth were in the PO10 postcode district.