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Fareham road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2008
247
Down 20% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
286
Down 22% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Fareham in 2008 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious249.7%
  • Slight22189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious248.4%
  • Slight26091%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 2008 is highlighted, with 247, down 20% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 247
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday41 (17%)
  • Wednesday52 (21%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday23 (9.3%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.1%)
  • February19 (7.7%)
  • March22 (8.9%)
  • April13 (5.3%)
  • May27 (11%)
  • June21 (8.5%)
  • July23 (9.3%)
  • August17 (6.9%)
  • September20 (8.1%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November21 (8.5%)
  • December16 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (73%)
  • Wet or damp63 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph160 (65%)
  • 40 mph53 (21%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph20 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (21%)
  • Roundabout28 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (21%)
  • Cyclist44 (15%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2054 (19%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (19%)
  • 36 to 4554 (19%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (78%)
  • Passenger39 (14%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (68%)
  • Motorcycle65 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Fareham ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 2008.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 2008

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 2008: 66, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27667814
2ndM27242703
3rdA32212902
4thB3385121304
5thB333471001
6thA30515600

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 2008

PO14 and PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 2008, with 83 each.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 2008, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years