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Fareham road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in Fareham in 1988, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (399), and casualties rose from 511.

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

Collisions in 1988
425
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
516
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 1988

1.6% of collisions in Fareham in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious9723%
  • Slight32176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10320%
  • Slight40679%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 1988 is highlighted, with 425, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.2%)
  • February36 (8.5%)
  • March28 (6.6%)
  • April28 (6.6%)
  • May35 (8.2%)
  • June39 (9.2%)
  • July32 (7.5%)
  • August34 (8%)
  • September48 (11%)
  • October39 (9.2%)
  • November34 (8%)
  • December33 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other25 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (74%)
  • Wet or damp109 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (61%)
  • 40 mph103 (24%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph26 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph37 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (16%)
  • Roundabout55 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (28%)
  • Cyclist85 (16%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1546 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20149 (29%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (15%)
  • 36 to 4566 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6515 (2.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (71%)
  • Passenger106 (21%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car454 (58%)
  • Motorcycle155 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 1988.

Collisions
235th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
231st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 1988

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 1988: 114, including 4 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27114143434
2ndA32262802
3rdB3334252703
4thM27192708
5thB3385141904
6thA30517901
7thB30511201

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 1988

Fareham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 141.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 1988

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 1988: 158.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years