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Eastleigh road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 1980, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1979 (427), and casualties fell from 545.

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

Collisions in 1980
398
Down 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
503
Down 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 1980

1.5% of collisions in Eastleigh in 1980 were fatal and 30% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious12130%
  • Slight27168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious14128%
  • Slight35571%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 398, down 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday83 (21%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.3%)
  • February29 (7.3%)
  • March26 (6.5%)
  • April28 (7%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June29 (7.3%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September32 (8%)
  • October34 (8.5%)
  • November37 (9.3%)
  • December28 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (70%)
  • Wet or damp109 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph254 (64%)
  • 40 mph40 (10%)
  • 60 mph39 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph65 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (33%)
  • Cyclist57 (11%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20169 (34%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3568 (14%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (69%)
  • Passenger100 (20%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (57%)
  • Motorcycle171 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.3%)
  • Minibus9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 1980.

Collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 1980

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 1980: 53, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3355358217
2ndA27293206
3rdB3037242809
4thA33193814
5thA3051182505
6thB3035141604
7thB3397141605
8thA334101503
9thB30439902
10thB30337903
11thA30254501
12thM272202
13thA3331100
14thA3581100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 1980

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 133.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 1980

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 1980: 169.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years