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East Hampshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 1986, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (479), and casualties fell from 668.

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

Collisions in 1986
455
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
633
Down 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
27% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 1986

2.2% of collisions in East Hampshire in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious12227%
  • Slight32371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious16025%
  • Slight46273%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 455, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (11%)
  • Friday97 (21%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9%)
  • February26 (5.7%)
  • March44 (9.7%)
  • April25 (5.5%)
  • May43 (9.5%)
  • June29 (6.4%)
  • July41 (9%)
  • August37 (8.1%)
  • September29 (6.4%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December42 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (57%)
  • Wet or damp171 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.3%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (33%)
  • 40 mph67 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph190 (42%)
  • 70 mph44 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (18%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6%)
  • 16 to 20162 (26%)
  • 21 to 25118 (19%)
  • 26 to 35104 (16%)
  • 36 to 4561 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (64%)
  • Passenger181 (29%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car584 (69%)
  • Motorcycle116 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in East Hampshire

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

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

How East Hampshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1986.

Collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 1986: 75, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA375116320
2ndA3255787115
3rdA339303619
4thA31284118
5thB3004244018
6thB3002212503
7thA32193016
8thB3006141603
9thA2729902
10thB21497901
11thB21315500
12thB21462300
13thA3(M)1200
14thB21501100
15thB34001301

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 1986

Alton, East Hampshire had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 1986: 44.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 1986

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 1986: 122.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years