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Fareham road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Fareham in 1980, and 477 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1979 (356), and casualties rose from 458.

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

Collisions in 1980
375
Up 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
477
Up 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 1980

1.3% of collisions in Fareham in 1980 were fatal and 37% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious13837%
  • Slight23262%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious15733%
  • Slight31566%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 1980 is highlighted, with 375, up 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (18%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (11%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.1%)
  • February32 (8.5%)
  • March34 (9.1%)
  • April24 (6.4%)
  • May33 (8.8%)
  • June36 (9.6%)
  • July27 (7.2%)
  • August27 (7.2%)
  • September33 (8.8%)
  • October37 (9.9%)
  • November37 (9.9%)
  • December32 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (66%)
  • Wet or damp123 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (67%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph25 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph76 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (16%)
  • Roundabout39 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist172 (36%)
  • Car occupant170 (36%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)
  • Cyclist50 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4%)
  • 11 to 1543 (9%)
  • 16 to 20169 (35%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 3558 (12%)
  • 36 to 4538 (8%)
  • 46 to 5522 (4.6%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (64%)
  • Passenger106 (22%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (57%)
  • Motorcycle170 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Fareham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Fareham ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 1980.

Collisions
271st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 1980

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 1980: 98, including 2 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2798122235
2ndA324352015
3rdB3334192309
4thB3385161616
5thM27152116
6thA30514410
7thA3331101

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 1980

Fareham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 150.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 1980

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 1980: 137.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1980.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years