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Romsey road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,252 road traffic collisions in Romsey, Test Valley, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 241 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,252
646th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,503
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
15 people killed
Serious collisions
241
272 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
Down 67% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Romsey

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious24119%
  • Slight99680%

What the data shows

  • Romsey had 118 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 192 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Romsey were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 232 children under 16 were killed or injured in Romsey, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Romsey.

Where Romsey ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
646th
Most casualties
669th
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
612th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday169 (13%)
  • Tuesday190 (15%)
  • Wednesday190 (15%)
  • Thursday207 (17%)
  • Friday226 (18%)
  • Saturday162 (13%)
  • Sunday108 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight968 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit234 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,055 (84%)
  • Roundabout100 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road65 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph940 (75%)
  • 40 mph201 (16%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph91 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds990 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other56 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant618 (41%)
  • Cyclist279 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist270 (18%)
  • Pedestrian265 (18%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Romsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Romsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Romsey peaked at 49 in 1992; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
20241721
20231010
20221416
20211111
20201010
20191215
20181213
20171519
20161113
20151616
20141922
20132127
20121517
20112425
20102022
20091821
20081720
20072223
20062023
20052737
20042326
20033034
20023041
20014251
20004251
19992933
19982835
19973648
19963746
19952426
19944152
19933948
19924955
19913356
19904456
19894762
19882830
19873642
19863239
19854048
19844345
19834952
19822732
19812935
19802535
19793237

Map of recent crashes in Romsey

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Romsey

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Romsey

The 24 most recent collisions in Romsey happened between 6 December 2023 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Romsey

The A31 has the most collisions in Romsey, 186 of 1,252 (15%), followed by the A3090 (161).

Collisions in Romsey on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31186249447
2ndA3090161198426
3rdA3057127146123
4thB33988898116
5thA2787104124
6thB30573400
7thB30903600

Council area for Romsey

Romsey is in Test Valley, where police recorded 18,987 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Romsey accounts for 6.6% of them.

Postcode district for Romsey

All 1,252 collisions in Romsey were in the SO51 postcode district.