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Portsmouth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 32,238 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025, and 37,808 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 185 were fatal and 5,804 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 403 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (412).

Collisions since 1979
32,238
45th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
37,808
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
185
187 people killed
Serious collisions
5,804
6,139 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
403
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
434
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Portsmouth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1850.6%
  • Serious5,80418%
  • Slight26,24981%

What the data shows

  • Portsmouth had 4,285 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 5,617 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Portsmouth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 5,417 children under 16 were killed or injured in Portsmouth, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Portsmouth.

Where Portsmouth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
45th
Most casualties
44th
Most fatal collisions
64th
Most serious collisions
31st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,618 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,902 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,822 (15%)
  • Thursday5,109 (16%)
  • Friday5,484 (17%)
  • Saturday4,290 (13%)
  • Sunday3,013 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight23,669 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,651 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown731 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit98 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway24,723 (77%)
  • Roundabout3,177 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway3,172 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road945 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded221 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1,287 (4%)
  • 30 mph27,793 (86%)
  • 40 mph2,016 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph122 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph314 (1%)
  • 70 mph703 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds26,284 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,571 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds573 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds515 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist79 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds66 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1,035 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded107 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant13,122 (35%)
  • Cyclist8,134 (22%)
  • Pedestrian7,069 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist6,419 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,436 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant641 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant496 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant119 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant117 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)67 (0.2%)
  • Other37 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded151 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Portsmouth peaked at 974 in 1985; 2025 had 403.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 403
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025403434
2024412467
2023408458
2022406468
2021399444
2020382426
2019421478
2018460535
2017483536
2016511580
2015536596
2014533608
2013545644
2012581668
2011613699
2010523660
2009539617
2008524606
2007607702
2006616723
2005622754
2004664801
2003696853
2002790971
2001698873
20008551,027
1999809967
1998793945
1997808976
19968681,028
1995819978
1994817960
1993843999
1992801941
1991843983
1990858999
19899401,095
19889141,049
1987821973
1986832958
19859741,110
19849311,085
1983864990
19828941,067
1981865997
1980837997
19798801,083

Map of recent crashes in Portsmouth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Portsmouth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Portsmouth

The 24 most recent collisions in Portsmouth happened between 30 November and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Portsmouth

The A3 has the most collisions in Portsmouth, 3,686 of 32,238 (11%), followed by the A2047 (3,167).

Collisions in Portsmouth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33,6864,46717669
2ndA20473,1673,62816580
3rdA2882,4462,85412461
4thA20301,8122,23014315
5thA271,4671,79814259
6thB21549751,1015188
7thB2151478576198
8thA397362415369
9thM27264381539
10thB2152234268237
11thB2155188212138
12thM275183259121
13thB2153142162338
14thB2177105138222
15thB2134525609
16thA228323308
17thA333243515
18thA204172201
19thA3047111312
20thA2040101304
21stB204791002
22ndA30208803
23rdB20305500
24thB21575701
25thB21253300
26thB21313300
27thB21503400

Council areas covering Portsmouth

Collisions in Portsmouth were recorded in 5 council areas. Portsmouth has 30,972 of 32,238 (96%).

Collisions in Portsmouth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPortsmouth30,97236,3131775,547
2ndFareham1,1861,3877241
3rdHavant6485013
4thEast Hampshire8901
5thWinchester51112

Postcode districts in Portsmouth

Collisions in Portsmouth were recorded in 9 postcode districts, led by PO2 (6,847) and PO1 (6,514).