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East Hampshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 1984, and 648 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1983 (426), and casualties rose from 593.

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

Collisions in 1984
466
Up 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
648
Up 9% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
32% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 1984

2.6% of collisions in East Hampshire in 1984 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious15132%
  • Slight30365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.8%
  • Serious19330%
  • Slight43767%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 466, up 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (12%)
  • Wednesday73 (16%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday67 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.1%)
  • February29 (6.2%)
  • March31 (6.7%)
  • April29 (6.2%)
  • May44 (9.4%)
  • June37 (7.9%)
  • July46 (9.9%)
  • August38 (8.2%)
  • September44 (9.4%)
  • October46 (9.9%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December42 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (60%)
  • Wet or damp178 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (38%)
  • 40 mph38 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph208 (45%)
  • 70 mph42 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (26%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist39 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20189 (29%)
  • 21 to 25118 (18%)
  • 26 to 3594 (15%)
  • 36 to 4566 (10%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (62%)
  • Passenger199 (31%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (62%)
  • Motorcycle171 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1984.

Collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 1984: 76, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA376118415
2ndA32566119216
3rdA3393036211
4thB3004293718
5thA312735012
6thB3002161905
7thA32131603
8thB3006131716
9thA2729902
10thB21495504
11thB21314803
12thB21462201
13thB21502200
14thA3(M)1100
15thA30251100
16thB21481201

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 1984

Alton, East Hampshire had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 1984: 43.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 1984

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 1984: 115.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 1984, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years