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Fareham road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Fareham in 2003, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2002 (397), and casualties rose from 488.

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

Collisions in 2003
408
Up 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
518
Up 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 2003

1.2% of collisions in Fareham in 2003 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious4110%
  • Slight36289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious479.1%
  • Slight46690%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 2003 is highlighted, with 408, up 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (21%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday59 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (11%)
  • Sunday37 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.3%)
  • February33 (8.1%)
  • March38 (9.3%)
  • April31 (7.6%)
  • May24 (5.9%)
  • June27 (6.6%)
  • July36 (8.8%)
  • August26 (6.4%)
  • September28 (6.9%)
  • October51 (13%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December35 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (72%)
  • Wet or damp109 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph222 (54%)
  • 40 mph83 (20%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph21 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph63 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (30%)
  • Roundabout42 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (16%)
  • Cyclist55 (11%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2080 (15%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (20%)
  • 36 to 4593 (18%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.7%)
  • Over 7520 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (71%)
  • Passenger105 (20%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (71%)
  • Motorcycle87 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 2003.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fareham in 2003

Fareham Town, Fareham, PO16 0JW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fareham in 2003, with 40 collisions.

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 2003

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 2003: 85, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA278511327
2ndM2761100210
3rdA32364302
4thB3334111301
5thB338581000
6thA30515803
7thA3341101
8thB21771200
9thB33351400

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 2003

Fareham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 128.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 2003

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 2003: 137.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years