Official DfT STATS19 Data
Portsmouth Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Portsmouth from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 2,246 collisions, ranked #61 of 350 UK local authorities.
2,246
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
19
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
488
Serious
hospital-level injuries
2,578
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 457 | 3 | 90 | 364 | 510 |
| 2024 | 449 | 1 | 88 | 360 | 519 |
| 2023 | 463 | 2 | 95 | 366 | 534 |
| 2022 | 449 | 8 | 115 | 326 | 529 |
| 2021 | 428 | 5 | 100 | 323 | 486 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Portsmouth
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Portsmouth on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Portsmouth — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth recorded 2,246 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 19 fatal and 488 serious collisions, with 2,578 total casualties. It ranks #61 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Portsmouth accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.