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East Hampshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 247 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 2017, and 345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2016 (260), and casualties fell from 355.

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

Collisions in 2017
247
Down 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
345
Down 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
24% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 2017

1.6% of collisions in East Hampshire in 2017 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious6024%
  • Slight18374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6619%
  • Slight27580%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 247, down 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (18%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (10%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.7%)
  • February15 (6.1%)
  • March23 (9.3%)
  • April19 (7.7%)
  • May17 (6.9%)
  • June18 (7.3%)
  • July24 (9.7%)
  • August14 (5.7%)
  • September24 (9.7%)
  • October24 (9.7%)
  • November24 (9.7%)
  • December21 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (73%)
  • Wet or damp62 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph96 (39%)
  • 40 mph21 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph18 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph54 (22%)
  • 70 mph55 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2038 (11%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3567 (19%)
  • 36 to 4555 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (17%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (8.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (69%)
  • Passenger80 (23%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2017.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Hampshire in 2017

Petersfield St Peter's, East Hampshire, GU32 3AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hampshire in 2017, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 2017: 50, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35074010
2ndA31213816
3rdB3006162111
4thB2070152306
5thA325142215
6thB3004141915
7thA27281006
8thB21497900
9thB300271000
10thA33951102
11thA324502
12thB21314600
13thB33494401
14thA3(M)3300
15thB21462302
16thB21482200
17thB21992200
18thB2141100

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 2017

Petersfield had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 2017: 27.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 2017

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 2017: 59.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years