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Fareham road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Fareham in 1984, and 526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1983 (416), and casualties fell from 527.

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

Collisions in 1984
434
Up 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
526
Level with 1983
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 1984

2.1% of collisions in Fareham in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious12228%
  • Slight30370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious14027%
  • Slight37671%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 1984 is highlighted, with 434, up 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (18%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday60 (14%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (8.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.1%)
  • February29 (6.7%)
  • March30 (6.9%)
  • April32 (7.4%)
  • May33 (7.6%)
  • June40 (9.2%)
  • July31 (7.1%)
  • August35 (8.1%)
  • September37 (8.5%)
  • October40 (9.2%)
  • November53 (12%)
  • December39 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (70%)
  • Wet or damp126 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph270 (62%)
  • 40 mph81 (19%)
  • 60 mph56 (13%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (15%)
  • Roundabout53 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist199 (38%)
  • Car occupant160 (30%)
  • Cyclist90 (17%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3%)
  • 11 to 1554 (10%)
  • 16 to 20172 (33%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (13%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (71%)
  • Passenger93 (18%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (53%)
  • Motorcycle193 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1984.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 1984

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 1984: 113, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27113139125
2ndA323847014
3rdM27172011
4thB3385141624
5thB3334111924
6thA305191104
7thB33351100
8thB33841100

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 1984

Fareham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 173.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 1984

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 1984: 164.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years