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Fareham road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Fareham in 2002, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2001 (399), and casualties fell from 530.

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

Collisions in 2002
397
Down 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
488
Down 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 2002

0.3% of collisions in Fareham in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight35489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious479.6%
  • Slight44090%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 2002 is highlighted, with 397, down 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (18%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday38 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.1%)
  • February32 (8.1%)
  • March28 (7.1%)
  • April41 (10%)
  • May38 (9.6%)
  • June24 (6%)
  • July38 (9.6%)
  • August22 (5.5%)
  • September33 (8.3%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December27 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Other10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (70%)
  • Wet or damp118 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph209 (53%)
  • 40 mph100 (25%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph26 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph58 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (25%)
  • Roundabout51 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant286 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (15%)
  • Cyclist53 (11%)
  • Pedestrian50 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2082 (17%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (21%)
  • 36 to 4578 (16%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (68%)
  • Passenger104 (21%)
  • Pedestrian50 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (71%)
  • Motorcycle78 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Fareham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Fareham ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2002.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fareham in 2002

Fareham Town, Fareham, PO16 0JW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fareham in 2002, with 34 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 2002

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 2002: 100, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2710013006
2ndM27516307
3rdA32293104
4thB3334192101
5thB3385111201
6thA30514401
7thB21772202
8thA371100
9thM31100

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 2002

Fareham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 118.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 2002

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 2002: 128.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years