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East Hampshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 1979, and 675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,511 collisions in East Hampshire.

Collisions in 1979
452
Casualties in 1979
675
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
41% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 1979

2.4% of collisions in East Hampshire in 1979 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious18741%
  • Slight25456%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious24436%
  • Slight41962%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 452.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025201244
2024200248
2023220291
2022209276
2021190241
2020161201
2019220281
2018221284
2017247345
2016260355
2015234304
2014248316
2013238286
2012245321
2011262355
2010280361
2009253321
2008278385
2007316441
2006281380
2005318416
2004322436
2003365521
2002426597
2001436607
2000394535
1999425611
1998442605
1997491707
1996441673
1995486681
1994467670
1993406582
1992452635
1991445593
1990492705
1989493692
1988481670
1987435617
1986455633
1985479668
1984466648
1983426593
1982420589
1981389556
1980443604
1979452675

When and where crashes happen in East Hampshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday77 (17%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (10%)
  • Friday87 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.7%)
  • February29 (6.4%)
  • March28 (6.2%)
  • April46 (10%)
  • May33 (7.3%)
  • June44 (9.7%)
  • July42 (9.3%)
  • August42 (9.3%)
  • September48 (11%)
  • October34 (7.5%)
  • November39 (8.6%)
  • December32 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (61%)
  • Wet or damp135 (30%)
  • Frost or ice30 (6.6%)
  • Snow10 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (35%)
  • 40 mph36 (8%)
  • 70 mph260 (58%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (22%)
  • Pedestrian71 (11%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4%)
  • 11 to 1557 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20198 (29%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 3590 (13%)
  • 36 to 4566 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.1%)
  • Over 7515 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (57%)
  • Passenger219 (32%)
  • Pedestrian71 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (62%)
  • Motorcycle142 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in East Hampshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Hampshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1979.

Collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 1979: 64, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA364103119
2ndA3254885131
3rdA313967017
4thA32253818
5thA339232919
6thB30022132213
7thA272172104
8thB3004151906
9thB3006111703
10thB214991404
11thB213151104
12thB21463301
13thB21481101

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 1979

Petersfield had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 1979: 41.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 1979

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 1979: 130.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 1979, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years