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East Hampshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 221 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 2018, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2017 (247), and casualties fell from 345.

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

Collisions in 2018
221
Down 11% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
284
Down 18% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
29% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 2018

1.8% of collisions in East Hampshire in 2018 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious6329%
  • Slight15470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious6623%
  • Slight21275%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 221, down 11% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 221
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday45 (20%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.7%)
  • February19 (8.6%)
  • March16 (7.2%)
  • April9 (4.1%)
  • May24 (11%)
  • June11 (5%)
  • July27 (12%)
  • August23 (10%)
  • September17 (7.7%)
  • October21 (9.5%)
  • November16 (7.2%)
  • December21 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (73%)
  • Wet or damp57 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph97 (44%)
  • 40 mph24 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph51 (23%)
  • 70 mph43 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (15%)
  • Cyclist29 (10%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (14%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (23%)
  • 36 to 4529 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (15%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.3%)
  • Over 7522 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (75%)
  • Passenger58 (20%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car285 (74%)
  • Motorcycle42 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 2018.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Hampshire in 2018

Petersfield St Peter's, East Hampshire, GU32 3AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hampshire in 2018, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 2018: 27, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3273807
2ndA31181904
3rdA272172415
4thA325122003
5thA32111106
6thB2070101202
7thB3004101405
8thB300691103
9thA33971311
10thA3(M)61202
11thB21494500
12thB30023401
13thB21481100
14thB21991100
15thB30661101
16thB30701100
17thB33061100
18thB33491101

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 2018

Alton, East Hampshire and Petersfield had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 2018, with 17 each.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 2018

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 2018: 65.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years