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Fareham road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in Fareham in 1987, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1986 (445), and casualties fell from 548.

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

Collisions in 1987
399
Down 10% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
511
Down 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 1987

0.8% of collisions in Fareham in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious9624%
  • Slight30075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious11222%
  • Slight39677%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 1987 is highlighted, with 399, down 10% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (18%)
  • Thursday47 (12%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.3%)
  • February21 (5.3%)
  • March33 (8.3%)
  • April36 (9%)
  • May31 (7.8%)
  • June23 (5.8%)
  • July39 (9.8%)
  • August31 (7.8%)
  • September34 (8.5%)
  • October52 (13%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December38 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (65%)
  • Wet or damp130 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph251 (63%)
  • 40 mph92 (23%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph24 (6%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (18%)
  • Roundabout60 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (25%)
  • Cyclist82 (16%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8%)
  • 16 to 20139 (27%)
  • 21 to 2580 (16%)
  • 26 to 3573 (14%)
  • 36 to 4563 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (68%)
  • Passenger119 (23%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car440 (60%)
  • Motorcycle137 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1987.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 1987

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 1987: 108, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27108133129
2ndA32334517
3rdB3334202203
4thM27203106
5thB3385162313
6thA305171202
7thB33331100

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 1987

Fareham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 151.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 1987

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 1987: 161.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 1987, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1987.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years