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Fareham road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Fareham in 1983, and 527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (423), and casualties rose from 525.

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

Collisions in 1983
416
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
527
Level with 1982
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 1983

0.7% of collisions in Fareham in 1983 were fatal and 34% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious14134%
  • Slight27265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious16231%
  • Slight36269%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 1983 is highlighted, with 416, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.4%)
  • February26 (6.3%)
  • March37 (8.9%)
  • April32 (7.7%)
  • May29 (7%)
  • June23 (5.5%)
  • July38 (9.1%)
  • August30 (7.2%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October49 (12%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December29 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (73%)
  • Wet or damp107 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph264 (63%)
  • 40 mph67 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph49 (12%)
  • 70 mph35 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (12%)
  • Roundabout47 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist200 (38%)
  • Car occupant165 (31%)
  • Cyclist83 (16%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1544 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20192 (36%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (12%)
  • 36 to 4551 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (69%)
  • Passenger121 (23%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (51%)
  • Motorcycle202 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1983.

Collisions
227th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 1983

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 1983: 114, including 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27114142038
2ndA32334419
3rdB3334212508
4thB3385142107
5thM27142101
6thA305171002

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 1983

Fareham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 159.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 1983

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 1983: 139.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 1983, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years