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Fareham road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2020
182
Down 1% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
224
Up 1% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 2020

1.6% of collisions in Fareham in 2020 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious4022%
  • Slight13976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4520%
  • Slight17679%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 2020 is highlighted, with 182, down 1% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 182
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (16%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday34 (19%)
  • Saturday17 (9.3%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (12%)
  • February17 (9.3%)
  • March19 (10%)
  • April6 (3.3%)
  • May13 (7.1%)
  • June15 (8.2%)
  • July8 (4.4%)
  • August14 (7.7%)
  • September12 (6.6%)
  • October21 (12%)
  • November26 (14%)
  • December9 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (75%)
  • Wet or damp45 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph120 (66%)
  • 40 mph41 (23%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway137 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (19%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (46%)
  • Cyclist59 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (17%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2027 (12%)
  • 21 to 2529 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (21%)
  • 36 to 4525 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (12%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7.1%)
  • Over 757 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (81%)
  • Passenger25 (11%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (18%)
  • Motorcycle40 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2020.

Collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 2020

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 2020: 51, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA275165012
2ndA32151703
3rdM27142012
4thB333491001
5thB338591104
6thA30515600

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 2020

Fareham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 55.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 2020

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 2020: 66.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 2020, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years