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East Hampshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 1982, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1981 (389), and casualties rose from 556.

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

Collisions in 1982
420
Up 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
589
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
14
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
33% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 1982

3.3% of collisions in East Hampshire in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.3%
  • Serious14033%
  • Slight26663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious18131%
  • Slight39467%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 420, up 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (12%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5%)
  • February27 (6.4%)
  • March29 (6.9%)
  • April30 (7.1%)
  • May51 (12%)
  • June34 (8.1%)
  • July33 (7.9%)
  • August39 (9.3%)
  • September37 (8.8%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November38 (9%)
  • December33 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.1%)
  • Other13 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (65%)
  • Wet or damp131 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (37%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph184 (44%)
  • 70 mph47 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (24%)
  • Pedestrian59 (10%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20190 (32%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 3579 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.9%)
  • Over 7520 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (60%)
  • Passenger177 (30%)
  • Pedestrian59 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (62%)
  • Motorcycle150 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.1%)
  • Minibus11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1982.

Collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 1982: 61, including 4 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36187413
2ndA3255677321
3rdB30022837210
4thA31223518
5thB3004192815
6thA32162909
7thA272151803
8thA339121303
9thB300691312
10thB21496702
11thB21464401
12thB21484602
13thB21312400

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 1982

Petersfield had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 1982: 31.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 1982

GU35 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 1982: 88.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 1982, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years