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East Hampshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 1989, and 692 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1988 (481), and casualties rose from 670.

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

Collisions in 1989
493
Up 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
692
Up 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
25% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 1989

3% of collisions in East Hampshire in 1989 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153%
  • Serious12125%
  • Slight35772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious15422%
  • Slight52275%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 493, up 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.9%)
  • February26 (5.3%)
  • March35 (7.1%)
  • April46 (9.3%)
  • May38 (7.7%)
  • June45 (9.1%)
  • July47 (9.5%)
  • August53 (11%)
  • September33 (6.7%)
  • October45 (9.1%)
  • November48 (9.7%)
  • December43 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Other23 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry326 (66%)
  • Wet or damp162 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (32%)
  • 40 mph68 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph217 (44%)
  • 70 mph49 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (12%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20162 (23%)
  • 21 to 25118 (17%)
  • 26 to 35115 (17%)
  • 36 to 4580 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.2%)
  • Over 7523 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (61%)
  • Passenger212 (31%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car635 (70%)
  • Motorcycle88 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1989.

Collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 1989: 84, including 5 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384126514
2ndA3255881017
3rdA313356110
4thA339324019
5thB3004172313
6thA272162321
7thA32162214
8thB3002142215
9thB3006121405
10thB2131111202
11thB21497802
12thB21464501
13thB21483801
14thA3(M)1200
15thB21501100

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 1989

Alton, East Hampshire had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 1989: 46.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 1989

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 1989: 123.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 1989, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years