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Fareham road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Fareham in 1981, and 541 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1980 (375), and casualties rose from 477.

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

Collisions in 1981
421
Up 12% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
541
Up 13% on 1980
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 1981

1.4% of collisions in Fareham in 1981 were fatal and 36% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious15036%
  • Slight26563%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious17432%
  • Slight36067%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 1981 is highlighted, with 421, up 12% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (11%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.2%)
  • February26 (6.2%)
  • March28 (6.7%)
  • April38 (9%)
  • May35 (8.3%)
  • June40 (9.5%)
  • July35 (8.3%)
  • August35 (8.3%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October37 (8.8%)
  • November37 (8.8%)
  • December39 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (67%)
  • Wet or damp131 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph267 (63%)
  • 40 mph54 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph70 (17%)
  • 70 mph28 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (14%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist200 (37%)
  • Car occupant188 (35%)
  • Cyclist80 (15%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1551 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20188 (35%)
  • 21 to 2580 (15%)
  • 26 to 3579 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5523 (4.3%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.3%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (70%)
  • Passenger119 (22%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (52%)
  • Motorcycle200 (28%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 1981.

Collisions
237th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 1981

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 1981: 110, including 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27110131035
2ndA325171115
3rdB3334161807
4thM27111614
5thB3385102015
6thA30513402

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 1981

Fareham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 159.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 1981

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 1981: 146.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 1981, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years