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Petersfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,053 road traffic collisions in Petersfield, East Hampshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,316 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 188 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, down from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,053
724th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,316
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
15 people killed
Serious collisions
188
213 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
Down 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Petersfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious18818%
  • Slight85081%

What the data shows

  • Petersfield had 163 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% more than the 149 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Petersfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 213 children under 16 were killed or injured in Petersfield, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Petersfield.

Where Petersfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
724th
Most casualties
724th
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
729th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday155 (15%)
  • Tuesday163 (15%)
  • Wednesday145 (14%)
  • Thursday127 (12%)
  • Friday200 (19%)
  • Saturday156 (15%)
  • Sunday107 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight827 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway919 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road80 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph913 (87%)
  • 40 mph102 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds833 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant652 (50%)
  • Pedestrian269 (20%)
  • Cyclist173 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (13%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Petersfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Petersfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Petersfield peaked at 48 in 1987; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251517
20241822
20231320
20221219
20211620
20201017
20192126
20181719
20172733
20161415
20151821
20141219
20131113
20121618
20111213
20101616
20091618
20081518
20072228
20061120
20051112
20041416
20031724
20021519
20012427
20001213
19991921
19982026
19972632
19962627
19952434
19942329
19932328
19922936
19913746
19904356
19893644
19883648
19874860
19863137
19853645
19844158
19832325
19823140
19811820
19803745
19794156

Map of recent crashes in Petersfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Petersfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Petersfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Petersfield happened between 16 July 2024 and 25 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Petersfield

The A3 has the most collisions in Petersfield, 219 of 1,053 (21%), followed by the B2070 (126).

Collisions in Petersfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3219301545
2ndB2070126153118
3rdA27287101119
4thB2199437615
5thB2146172301

Council area for Petersfield

Petersfield is in East Hampshire, where police recorded 16,511 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Petersfield accounts for 6.4% of them.

Postcode districts in Petersfield

Collisions in Petersfield were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by GU32 (537) and GU31 (516).