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East Hampshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 2016, and 355 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2015 (234), and casualties rose from 304.

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

Collisions in 2016
260
Up 11% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
355
Up 17% on 2015
Fatal collisions
9
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
24% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 2016

3.5% of collisions in East Hampshire in 2016 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.5%
  • Serious6324%
  • Slight18872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious6719%
  • Slight27979%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 260, up 11% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (18%)
  • Wednesday42 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.2%)
  • February20 (7.7%)
  • March24 (9.2%)
  • April19 (7.3%)
  • May26 (10%)
  • June22 (8.5%)
  • July24 (9.2%)
  • August24 (9.2%)
  • September23 (8.8%)
  • October17 (6.5%)
  • November20 (7.7%)
  • December17 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (69%)
  • Wet or damp71 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph82 (32%)
  • 40 mph34 (13%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph76 (29%)
  • 70 mph56 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (13%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2056 (16%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (19%)
  • 36 to 4545 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (16%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.6%)
  • Over 7512 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (68%)
  • Passenger83 (23%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (74%)
  • Motorcycle45 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2016.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Hampshire in 2016

Horndean Kings & Blendworth, East Hampshire, PO8 9JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hampshire in 2016, with 14 collisions.

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 2016: 47, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34772211
2ndA272162205
3rdA31142021
4thB2149131902
5thB3004122002
6thA325111305
7thB3006101204
8thA3291104
9thA3(M)81201
10thA33961112
11thB33496700
12thB30025701
13thB21313300
14thB21482400
15thA30041100
16thB20021101
17thB20701101
18thB21461201

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 2016

Alton, East Hampshire had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 2016: 23.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 2016

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 2016: 90.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years