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Fareham road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Fareham in 1979, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,731 collisions in Fareham.

Collisions in 1979
356
Casualties in 1979
458
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 1979

3.1% of collisions in Fareham in 1979 were fatal and 35% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious12335%
  • Slight22262%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious14732%
  • Slight29965%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 1979 is highlighted, with 356.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025171195
2024172211
2023182235
2022184213
2021181207
2020182224
2019184222
2018200242
2017258306
2016260306
2015250295
2014274330
2013235297
2012289344
2011307390
2010277347
2009227274
2008247286
2007308365
2006297371
2005306355
2004336419
2003408518
2002397488
2001399530
2000457583
1999435590
1998455590
1997427552
1996457559
1995406529
1994448566
1993393491
1992384454
1991375472
1990437520
1989441549
1988425516
1987399511
1986445548
1985391487
1984434526
1983416527
1982423525
1981421541
1980375477
1979356458

When and where crashes happen in Fareham in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday80 (22%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.3%)
  • February18 (5.1%)
  • March38 (11%)
  • April29 (8.1%)
  • May34 (9.6%)
  • June27 (7.6%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August29 (8.1%)
  • September29 (8.1%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December24 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (70%)
  • Wet or damp99 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph246 (69%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph86 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (14%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (32%)
  • Cyclist59 (13%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1545 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20178 (39%)
  • 21 to 2544 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3559 (13%)
  • 36 to 4529 (6.3%)
  • 46 to 5521 (4.6%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.4%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (60%)
  • Passenger127 (28%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car332 (55%)
  • Motorcycle138 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Fareham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Fareham ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1979.

Collisions
281st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 1979

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 1979: 91, including 4 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2791122431
2ndA325064020
3rdB3334151608
4thB3385112107
5thM2771013
6thA30514400

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 1979

Fareham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 144.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 1979

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 1979: 136.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 1979, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years