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Fareham road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in Fareham in 2018, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2017 (258), and casualties fell from 306.

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

Collisions in 2018
200
Down 22% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
242
Down 21% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 2018

0.5% of collisions in Fareham in 2018 were fatal and 27% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5427%
  • Slight14573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5422%
  • Slight18777%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 2018 is highlighted, with 200, down 22% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 200
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (17%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday36 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (10%)
  • February13 (6.5%)
  • March15 (7.5%)
  • April14 (7%)
  • May19 (9.5%)
  • June19 (9.5%)
  • July14 (7%)
  • August10 (5%)
  • September15 (7.5%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November29 (14%)
  • December11 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (79%)
  • Wet or damp41 (21%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph128 (64%)
  • 40 mph32 (16%)
  • 50 mph4 (2%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph30 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (21%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant112 (46%)
  • Cyclist56 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (18%)
  • Pedestrian22 (9.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2031 (13%)
  • 21 to 2531 (13%)
  • 26 to 3542 (17%)
  • 36 to 4537 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (15%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.2%)
  • Over 7510 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (79%)
  • Passenger28 (12%)
  • Pedestrian22 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (15%)
  • Motorcycle44 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 2018.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fareham in 2018

Fareham Town, Fareham, PO16 0JW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fareham in 2018, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 2018

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 2018: 46, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA274656012
2ndM27263808
3rdA32121402
4thB3385111403
5thA30515601
6thB33343402
7thA30541100
8thB33841100

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 2018

Locks Heath, Whiteley and Warsash had the most collisions of any town in Fareham in 2018: 55.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 2018

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 2018: 70.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years