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Eastleigh road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 549 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 1989, and 750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1988 (493), and casualties rose from 659.

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

Collisions in 1989
549
Up 11% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
750
Up 14% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 1989

1.1% of collisions in Eastleigh in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious10820%
  • Slight43579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious12316%
  • Slight62183%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 549, up 11% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday91 (17%)
  • Friday108 (20%)
  • Saturday61 (11%)
  • Sunday53 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.8%)
  • February45 (8.2%)
  • March40 (7.3%)
  • April42 (7.7%)
  • May40 (7.3%)
  • June40 (7.3%)
  • July53 (9.7%)
  • August44 (8%)
  • September49 (8.9%)
  • October57 (10%)
  • November57 (10%)
  • December39 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds450 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry407 (74%)
  • Wet or damp139 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph316 (58%)
  • 40 mph96 (17%)
  • 50 mph11 (2%)
  • 60 mph69 (13%)
  • 70 mph57 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (14%)
  • Roundabout56 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (15%)
  • Cyclist87 (12%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20183 (24%)
  • 21 to 25102 (14%)
  • 26 to 35122 (16%)
  • 36 to 4588 (12%)
  • 46 to 5576 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.1%)
  • Over 7513 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (67%)
  • Passenger195 (26%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car740 (69%)
  • Motorcycle108 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1989.

Collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 1989

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 1989: 72, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3357299113
2ndA273439011
3rdA33305014
4thB3037304318
5thM27273706
6thB3397182603
7thB3043172204
8thB3354142608
9thA334122002
10thA3051111404
11thB303591001
12thA30258900
13thB30336700
14thA30245601
15thB30513401
16thB30573601
17thA30901501
18thA3551100
19thB30551100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 1989

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 179.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 1989

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 1989: 223.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years