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Fareham road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 441 road traffic collisions in Fareham in 1989, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1988 (425), and casualties rose from 516.

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

Collisions in 1989
441
Up 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
549
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 1989

0.7% of collisions in Fareham in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious9421%
  • Slight34478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious10219%
  • Slight44481%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 1989 is highlighted, with 441, up 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (18%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (5.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.9%)
  • February38 (8.6%)
  • March24 (5.4%)
  • April26 (5.9%)
  • May53 (12%)
  • June33 (7.5%)
  • July43 (9.8%)
  • August30 (6.8%)
  • September42 (9.5%)
  • October34 (7.7%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December34 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (6.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Other19 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (74%)
  • Wet or damp106 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph249 (56%)
  • 40 mph95 (22%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph35 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph46 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (21%)
  • Roundabout60 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (23%)
  • Cyclist68 (12%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20135 (25%)
  • 21 to 2591 (17%)
  • 26 to 35106 (19%)
  • 36 to 4555 (10%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (66%)
  • Passenger124 (23%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (64%)
  • Motorcycle132 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 1989.

Collisions
237th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 1989

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 1989: 116, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27116139125
2ndM27426007
3rdA32313417
4thB3334222907
5thB3385111204
6thA30515700
7thA30571301

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 1989

Fareham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 134.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 1989

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 1989: 156.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1989.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years