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East Hampshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 2002, and 597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2001 (436), and casualties fell from 607.

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

Collisions in 2002
426
Down 2% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
597
Down 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
19
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 2002

4.5% of collisions in East Hampshire in 2002 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal194.5%
  • Serious8520%
  • Slight32276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.5%
  • Serious10618%
  • Slight47079%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 426, down 2% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (9.4%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7%)
  • February34 (8%)
  • March27 (6.3%)
  • April43 (10%)
  • May36 (8.5%)
  • June21 (4.9%)
  • July39 (9.2%)
  • August33 (7.7%)
  • September31 (7.3%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December44 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Other13 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (58%)
  • Wet or damp161 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (25%)
  • 40 mph66 (15%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph180 (42%)
  • 70 mph58 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (17%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2087 (15%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 35130 (22%)
  • 36 to 45104 (17%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.7%)
  • Over 7525 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (70%)
  • Passenger139 (23%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car590 (76%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Hampshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Hampshire ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2002.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Hampshire in 2002

Horndean Kings & Blendworth, East Hampshire, PO8 9JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hampshire in 2002, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 2002

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 2002: 49, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3496319
2ndA314462110
3rdA325324836
4thB3004243805
5thA32202935
6thA272192827
7thB3002162713
8thA339152344
9thB2070111602
10thB3006101303
11thB213161001
12thA3(M)4500
13thB33494511
14thB21463501
15thB21493401
16thB21993300
17thA271101
18thA301100
19thA30041100
20thA3291400

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 2002

Alton, East Hampshire had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 2002: 28.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 2002

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 2002: 141.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 2002, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years