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East Hampshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 1998, and 605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1997 (491), and casualties fell from 707.

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

Collisions in 1998
442
Down 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
605
Down 14% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 1998

1.8% of collisions in East Hampshire in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious6815%
  • Slight36683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious7813%
  • Slight51986%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 442, down 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday81 (18%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (9.7%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.1%)
  • February39 (8.8%)
  • March31 (7%)
  • April37 (8.4%)
  • May24 (5.4%)
  • June42 (9.5%)
  • July32 (7.2%)
  • August36 (8.1%)
  • September41 (9.3%)
  • October39 (8.8%)
  • November41 (9.3%)
  • December44 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other29 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (61%)
  • Wet or damp160 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (28%)
  • 40 mph67 (15%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph177 (40%)
  • 70 mph68 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (14%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2096 (16%)
  • 21 to 2585 (14%)
  • 26 to 35133 (22%)
  • 36 to 4589 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.2%)
  • Over 7527 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (67%)
  • Passenger149 (25%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car589 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (7%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1998.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 1998: 52, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35267110
2ndA31456629
3rdA325385417
4thB3004344202
5thA272172501
6thA339141602
7thB3002141801
8thB3006142811
9thA32131834
10thB2070111401
11thB21493301
12thB33493300
13thA272300
14thB21502200
15thA3(M)1300
16thB21191100
17thB21311101
18thB21461400
19thB21991300
20thB33061100

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 1998

Alton, East Hampshire had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 1998: 24.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 1998

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 1998: 124.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 1998, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years