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East Hampshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 1988, and 670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1987 (435), and casualties rose from 617.

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

Collisions in 1988
481
Up 11% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
670
Up 9% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
23% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 1988

2.7% of collisions in East Hampshire in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious11323%
  • Slight35574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious14922%
  • Slight50776%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 481, up 11% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday86 (18%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.7%)
  • February30 (6.2%)
  • March34 (7.1%)
  • April34 (7.1%)
  • May49 (10%)
  • June35 (7.3%)
  • July43 (8.9%)
  • August30 (6.2%)
  • September35 (7.3%)
  • October45 (9.4%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December53 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (13%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other47 (9.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (63%)
  • Wet or damp169 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph162 (34%)
  • 40 mph68 (14%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph209 (43%)
  • 70 mph40 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (16%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20166 (25%)
  • 21 to 25102 (15%)
  • 26 to 3599 (15%)
  • 36 to 4579 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.9%)
  • Over 7518 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (63%)
  • Passenger182 (27%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (71%)
  • Motorcycle107 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1988.

Collisions
195th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 1988: 91, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA391144228
2ndA3256395418
3rdB3004325006
4thA31304314
5thA339303309
6thA32152323
7thB3002151803
8thA272111313
9thB300691113
10thB21315601
11thB21483410
12thB21462201
13thB21492200
14thA3(M)1100
15thA3341100
16thB21501300
17thB21841200

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 1988

Alton, East Hampshire had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 1988: 37.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 1988

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 1988: 125.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 1988, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years