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Fareham road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in Fareham in 2016, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2015 (250), and casualties rose from 295.

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

Collisions in 2016
260
Up 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
306
Up 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 2016

0.4% of collisions in Fareham in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5421%
  • Slight20579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5518%
  • Slight25082%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 2016 is highlighted, with 260, up 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 260
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday53 (20%)
  • Wednesday54 (21%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday33 (13%)
  • Saturday28 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (10%)
  • February26 (10%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April16 (6.2%)
  • May25 (9.6%)
  • June13 (5%)
  • July16 (6.2%)
  • August20 (7.7%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October25 (9.6%)
  • November22 (8.5%)
  • December19 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (4.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (78%)
  • Wet or damp53 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph156 (60%)
  • 40 mph49 (19%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph41 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (18%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (49%)
  • Cyclist63 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (20%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2048 (16%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3553 (17%)
  • 36 to 4547 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (16%)
  • 56 to 6529 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.2%)
  • Over 7510 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (83%)
  • Passenger35 (11%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (65%)
  • Motorcycle64 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2016.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fareham in 2016

Fareham Town, Fareham, PO16 0JW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fareham in 2016, with 30 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 2016

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 2016: 66, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA276675010
2ndM27405709
3rdA32283016
4thB3385202406
5thB33346703
6thA30513300

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 2016

Fareham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 82.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 2016

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 2016: 104.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years