Skip to main content
CrashStats

East Hampshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 2009, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2008 (278), and casualties fell from 385.

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

Collisions in 2009
253
Down 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
321
Down 17% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
19% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 2009

2.4% of collisions in East Hampshire in 2009 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious4919%
  • Slight19878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5216%
  • Slight26382%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 253, down 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 253
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (7.9%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (23%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (11%)
  • February30 (12%)
  • March16 (6.3%)
  • April17 (6.7%)
  • May21 (8.3%)
  • June19 (7.5%)
  • July19 (7.5%)
  • August15 (5.9%)
  • September20 (7.9%)
  • October20 (7.9%)
  • November23 (9.1%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Other8 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (59%)
  • Wet or damp78 (31%)
  • Frost or ice23 (9.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph101 (40%)
  • 40 mph36 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (2%)
  • 60 mph78 (31%)
  • 70 mph30 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (11%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (12%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2064 (20%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (17%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.7%)
  • Over 7511 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (71%)
  • Passenger63 (20%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (76%)
  • Motorcycle41 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Hampshire ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2009.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Hampshire in 2009

Petersfield St Peter's, East Hampshire, GU32 3AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hampshire in 2009, with 14 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 2009: 24, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3243413
2ndA31232822
3rdA325202704
4thB3004203125
5thA272141503
6thB3006121801
7thB2149111200
8thB207081101
9thB300271002
10thA325603
11thA3(M)4401
12thA3394401
13thB21482201
14thB21992301
15thB33492200

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 2009

Alton, East Hampshire had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 2009: 19.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 2009

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 2009: 76.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years