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Fareham road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Fareham in 1996, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1995 (406), and casualties rose from 529.

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

Collisions in 1996
457
Up 13% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
559
Up 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 1996

0.7% of collisions in Fareham in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6013%
  • Slight39486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight48987%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 1996 is highlighted, with 457, up 13% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (17%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.2%)
  • February35 (7.7%)
  • March32 (7%)
  • April26 (5.7%)
  • May43 (9.4%)
  • June35 (7.7%)
  • July32 (7%)
  • August34 (7.4%)
  • September42 (9.2%)
  • October43 (9.4%)
  • November61 (13%)
  • December32 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (70%)
  • Wet or damp128 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph274 (60%)
  • 40 mph86 (19%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph29 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph61 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (20%)
  • Roundabout82 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (55%)
  • Cyclist92 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (12%)
  • Pedestrian56 (10%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1547 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20108 (19%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 35112 (20%)
  • 36 to 4575 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (69%)
  • Passenger116 (21%)
  • Pedestrian56 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car625 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (11%)
  • Motorcycle70 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 1996.

Collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 1996

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 1996: 99, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2799124016
2ndM27445602
3rdA32252905
4thB3334152100
5thA30516802
6thB33856801
7thB33331100
8thB33351100

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 1996

Fareham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 166.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 1996

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 1996: 158.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1996.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years