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Eastleigh road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 1984, and 579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1983 (394), and casualties rose from 494.

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

Collisions in 1984
446
Up 13% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
579
Up 17% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 1984

1.6% of collisions in Eastleigh in 1984 were fatal and 32% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious14332%
  • Slight29666%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious17130%
  • Slight39468%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 446, up 13% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday74 (17%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday91 (20%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.6%)
  • February35 (7.8%)
  • March38 (8.5%)
  • April26 (5.8%)
  • May32 (7.2%)
  • June27 (6.1%)
  • July39 (8.7%)
  • August40 (9%)
  • September35 (7.8%)
  • October41 (9.2%)
  • November43 (9.6%)
  • December47 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (67%)
  • Wet or damp138 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph255 (57%)
  • 40 mph74 (17%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph79 (18%)
  • 70 mph36 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (11%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (26%)
  • Cyclist86 (15%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1556 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20170 (29%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (14%)
  • 36 to 4560 (10%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (61%)
  • Passenger152 (26%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (61%)
  • Motorcycle149 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1984.

Collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 1984

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 1984: 48, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3354855011
2ndB30373755111
3rdA27253609
4thA33182523
5thB3043152006
6thB3397152206
7thA334142104
8thM27122023
9thA30258803
10thA30518903
11thB30338805
12thA30246902
13thB30352300
14thA30351100
15thA30901101
16thA3331100
17thA3381101
18thB30341100
19thB30511100
20thB30971200

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 1984

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 155.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 1984

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 1984: 171.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 1984, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years