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Eastleigh road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 1979, and 545 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,071 collisions in Eastleigh.

Collisions in 1979
427
Casualties in 1979
545
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 1979

0.5% of collisions in Eastleigh in 1979 were fatal and 36% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious15436%
  • Slight27163%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious17031%
  • Slight37368%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 427.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025186240
2024168202
2023194233
2022209254
2021196238
2020167222
2019227285
2018251299
2017295361
2016276339
2015274336
2014274342
2013282341
2012323410
2011303385
2010317409
2009333440
2008366464
2007402505
2006393502
2005373466
2004402541
2003413556
2002392526
2001439586
2000475625
1999447570
1998425554
1997415548
1996465613
1995397532
1994416545
1993423559
1992380516
1991418570
1990472602
1989549750
1988493659
1987451571
1986447575
1985418508
1984446579
1983394494
1982468590
1981392500
1980398503
1979427545

When and where crashes happen in Eastleigh in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday76 (18%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.8%)
  • February29 (6.8%)
  • March35 (8.2%)
  • April33 (7.7%)
  • May39 (9.1%)
  • June25 (5.9%)
  • July29 (6.8%)
  • August31 (7.3%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December46 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (63%)
  • Wet or damp133 (31%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph286 (67%)
  • 40 mph52 (12%)
  • 70 mph89 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (35%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)
  • Cyclist52 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20138 (25%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3589 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.1%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (65%)
  • Passenger128 (23%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (55%)
  • Motorcycle191 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Eastleigh

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Eastleigh ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1979.

Collisions
236th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 1979

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 1979: 49, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3354957112
2ndA273551014
3rdB30373340014
4thB3043192016
5thA33183107
6thA3051161906
7thA3341519010
8thB3035141602
9thB3397111304
10thA30256604
11thM2761103
12thB30335501
13thA30242601
14thB30531200
15thB30571100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 1979

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 139.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 1979

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 1979: 160.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 1979, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years