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East Hampshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 1985, and 668 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1984 (466), and casualties rose from 648.

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

Collisions in 1985
479
Up 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
668
Up 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
32% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 1985

2.1% of collisions in East Hampshire in 1985 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious15532%
  • Slight31466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious18928%
  • Slight46770%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 479, up 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday93 (19%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.9%)
  • February36 (7.5%)
  • March30 (6.3%)
  • April34 (7.1%)
  • May46 (9.6%)
  • June45 (9.4%)
  • July39 (8.1%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September43 (9%)
  • October38 (7.9%)
  • November40 (8.4%)
  • December44 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (60%)
  • Wet or damp164 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (40%)
  • 40 mph43 (9%)
  • 60 mph206 (43%)
  • 70 mph38 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway431 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (19%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist45 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20179 (27%)
  • 21 to 25111 (17%)
  • 26 to 3589 (13%)
  • 36 to 4579 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (61%)
  • Passenger198 (30%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car592 (66%)
  • Motorcycle131 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1985.

Collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 1985: 74, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374117220
2ndA32564115027
3rdA3393542011
4thA31303808
5thB3004273709
6thB3002212707
7thB3006162306
8thA272131814
9thA32101212
10thB21317713
11thB21496903
12thB21462201
13thB21501100

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 1985

Alton, East Hampshire had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 1985: 55.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 1985

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 1985: 123.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 1985, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1985.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years