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East Hampshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 491 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 1997, and 707 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1996 (441), and casualties rose from 673.

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

Collisions in 1997
491
Up 11% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
707
Up 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 1997

1.2% of collisions in East Hampshire in 1997 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious7816%
  • Slight40783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious9614%
  • Slight60586%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 491, up 11% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday78 (16%)
  • Thursday78 (16%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9%)
  • February29 (5.9%)
  • March36 (7.3%)
  • April38 (7.7%)
  • May38 (7.7%)
  • June48 (9.8%)
  • July38 (7.7%)
  • August42 (8.6%)
  • September33 (6.7%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November57 (12%)
  • December38 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Fog or mist15 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (57%)
  • Wet or damp180 (37%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.9%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (25%)
  • 40 mph80 (16%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph205 (42%)
  • 70 mph71 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (14%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant494 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20113 (16%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35146 (21%)
  • 36 to 45108 (15%)
  • 46 to 5585 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.5%)
  • Over 7523 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider477 (67%)
  • Passenger192 (27%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car700 (75%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 1997.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A325 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 1997: 56, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA325569623
2ndA3475918
3rdA31376217
4thB3006273904
5thA272233506
6thA339213706
7thB3004192814
8thB2070172404
9thB3002172202
10thA32111506
11thB334991503
12thB21313300
13thB21493400
14thA272200
15thA2291100
16thA3(M)1100
17thB20301100
18thB21461100
19thB21991101
20thB30841100

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 1997

Bordon had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 1997: 30.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 1997

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 1997: 137.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 1997, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years