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East Hampshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 1980, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (452), and casualties fell from 675.

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

Collisions in 1980
443
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
604
Down 11% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
37% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 1980

3.4% of collisions in East Hampshire in 1980 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.4%
  • Serious16337%
  • Slight26560%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.1%
  • Serious20734%
  • Slight37863%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 443, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.8%)
  • February34 (7.7%)
  • March22 (5%)
  • April42 (9.5%)
  • May38 (8.6%)
  • June31 (7%)
  • July36 (8.1%)
  • August40 (9%)
  • September43 (9.7%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November33 (7.4%)
  • December39 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other23 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (61%)
  • Wet or damp160 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (32%)
  • 40 mph43 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph109 (25%)
  • 70 mph147 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (12%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20190 (31%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 3596 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.3%)
  • Over 756 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (65%)
  • Passenger164 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (63%)
  • Motorcycle157 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in East Hampshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Hampshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1980.

Collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 1980: 82, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA382115230
2ndA3254565117
3rdA31314048
4thB30022334113
5thB30042024012
6thB2149172014
7thA32152917
8thA339152115
9thA272142117
10thB300681302
11thB21465601
12thB21314502
13thA3(M)2401

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 1980

Petersfield had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 1980: 37.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 1980

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 1980: 105.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 1980, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years