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Eastleigh road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 1982, and 590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1981 (392), and casualties rose from 500.

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

Collisions in 1982
468
Up 19% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
590
Up 18% on 1981
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 1982

1.3% of collisions in Eastleigh in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious14030%
  • Slight32269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious14725%
  • Slight43774%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 468, up 19% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday87 (19%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.6%)
  • February44 (9.4%)
  • March40 (8.5%)
  • April31 (6.6%)
  • May40 (8.5%)
  • June41 (8.8%)
  • July38 (8.1%)
  • August37 (7.9%)
  • September38 (8.1%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December35 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (69%)
  • Wet or damp134 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (64%)
  • 40 mph74 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph63 (13%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (10%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist182 (31%)
  • Cyclist81 (14%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (8%)
  • 16 to 20177 (30%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (15%)
  • 36 to 4557 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5535 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (69%)
  • Passenger132 (22%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (59%)
  • Motorcycle188 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Eastleigh

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Eastleigh ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1982.

Collisions
220th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 1982

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 1982: 65, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3356578114
2ndB3037394908
3rdA27254008
4thB33972127010
5thA334192306
6thB3043192205
7thA3051161704
8thA33152716
9thB3035121405
10thA3025111306
11thB30336602
12thM273301
13thA30242401
14thA3311100
15thB30251101
16thB30341200
17thB30511100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 1982

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 160.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 1982

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 1982: 190.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years