Road collisions in Hampshire

Latest figures published 1 Oct 2026. Each figure shows its own source and date.

The police recorded 11,240 road collisions where someone was hurt on Hampshire's roads from 2021 to 2025. 157 were fatal and 2,823 serious.

Hampshire in 2025

Reported injury collisions
2,325
Fatal
28
Serious
606
Fatal and serious per 100,000 people
43.7
Great Britain: 39.4

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Collisions each year

Reported injury collisions in Hampshire by year
YearFatalSeriousSlightAll
2021315261,5692,126
2022365521,6882,276
2023365301,6612,227
2024266091,6512,286
2025286061,6912,325

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted.

Who was hurt

14,354 people were killed or injured in collisions on Hampshire's roads from 2021 to 2025, 3,214 of them killed or seriously injured. They are counted where the collision happened, not where they live.

People killed or injured on Hampshire's roads by road user, 2021 to 2025
Road userKilledSeriously injuredSlightly injuredAll
Pedestrian384298391,306
Cyclist195199821,520
E-scooter rider04780127
Motorcyclist358041,0661,905
Car occupant621,1287,4848,674
Van or goods vehicle occupant1078551639
Bus or coach occupant0206686
Other1247297
All road users1653,04911,14014,354

Source: DfT STATS19 casualties, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted. Killed means the person died within 30 days. Small numbers can change a lot from one year to the next.

By speed limit

2021 to 2025.

  • 20 mph195
  • 30 mph5,481
  • 40 mph1,680
  • 50 mph747
  • 60 mph1,749
  • 70 mph1,388

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Town and country roads

2021 to 2025, as DfT classes the place of each collision.

  • Urban47.6%
  • Rural52.4%

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cars in Hampshire

Licensed cars kept in Hampshire at the end of June 2026, by where the registered keeper lives. Company cars are counted where the company is registered, so a lease firm's home council can look high.

Licensed cars
926,313
Up 1.7% in a year
Cars per 1,000 people
638
Great Britain: 491
Fully electric
4.4%
Great Britain: 5.9%
Kept by a company
14.0%
Great Britain: 10.2%
Petrol
518,644 (56.0%)
Diesel
233,038 (25.2%)
Hybrid (petrol)
107,663 (11.6%)
Electric and other fuels
66,968 (7.2%)

Source: DfT VEH0105, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; DfT VEH0142, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other councils

Compare every council, with collisions by time of day, weather and light across Great Britain.