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Fareham road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Fareham in 2021, and 207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2020 (182), and casualties fell from 224.

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

Collisions in 2021
181
Down 1% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
207
Down 8% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Fareham in 2021

None of the collisions in Fareham in 2021 were fatal and 27% were serious, against 0.9% and 20% in Fareham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4927%
  • Slight13273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4924%
  • Slight15876%

Fareham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fareham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 457 in 1996. 2021 is highlighted, with 181, down 1% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 181
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (17%)
  • Tuesday31 (17%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday35 (19%)
  • Saturday17 (9.4%)
  • Sunday16 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.2%)
  • February8 (4.4%)
  • March12 (6.6%)
  • April14 (7.7%)
  • May14 (7.7%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July21 (12%)
  • August12 (6.6%)
  • September21 (12%)
  • October21 (12%)
  • November14 (7.7%)
  • December11 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (6.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (77%)
  • Wet or damp41 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph114 (63%)
  • 40 mph29 (16%)
  • 50 mph20 (11%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph9 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (23%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fareham in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (47%)
  • Cyclist45 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (19%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2030 (14%)
  • 21 to 2519 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3541 (20%)
  • 36 to 4536 (17%)
  • 46 to 5531 (15%)
  • 56 to 6523 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.9%)
  • Over 7511 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (84%)
  • Passenger18 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (13%)
  • Motorcycle38 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fareham in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fareham had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2021.

Collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Fareham in 2021

Fort Fareham, Fareham, PO14 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fareham in 2021, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Fareham with the most crashes in 2021

The A27 had the most collisions in Fareham in 2021: 47, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fareham, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA274754013
2ndM27192403
3rdA32182206
4thB33857902
5thB33344400

Towns in Fareham: crashes in 2021

Fareham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 57.

Postcode districts in Fareham: crashes in 2021

PO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fareham in 2021: 76.

Latest crashes in Fareham in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Fareham in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2021.

Severity

Fareham road accidents in other years