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Fareham road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Fareham in 1985, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1984 (434), and casualties fell from 526.

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

Collisions in 1985
391
Down 10% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
487
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 1985

1.5% of collisions in Fareham in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious10326%
  • Slight28272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious11724%
  • Slight36375%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 1985 is highlighted, with 391, down 10% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday79 (20%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.2%)
  • February23 (5.9%)
  • March28 (7.2%)
  • April39 (10%)
  • May39 (10%)
  • June36 (9.2%)
  • July36 (9.2%)
  • August31 (7.9%)
  • September30 (7.7%)
  • October34 (8.7%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December25 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (69%)
  • Wet or damp109 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph238 (61%)
  • 40 mph89 (23%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph37 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (18%)
  • Roundabout40 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (33%)
  • Cyclist74 (15%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (10%)
  • 16 to 20164 (34%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 3560 (12%)
  • 36 to 4542 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (69%)
  • Passenger110 (23%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (53%)
  • Motorcycle162 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 1985.

Collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 1985

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 1985: 107, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27107132227
2ndA323344113
3rdM27142201
4thB3334121313
5thB3385121604
6thA30513402
7thB30511101
8thB33331101

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 1985

Fareham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 163.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 1985

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 1985: 144.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years