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Gosport road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,452 road traffic collisions in Gosport from 1979 to 2025, and 12,271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 72 were fatal and 2,166 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 114 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (131), and casualties fell from 163 to 143.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,452
33rd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
12,271
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
72
0.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
114
Down 13% on 2024

Crash severity in Gosport

0.7% of collisions in Gosport from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal720.7%
  • Serious2,16621%
  • Slight8,21479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal760.6%
  • Serious2,34319%
  • Slight9,85280%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. In 2025 there were 114, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 114
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025114143
2024131163
202397108
2022119133
2021112128
2020107119
2019124148
2018122139
2017121138
2016152170
2015138179
2014147169
2013151170
2012150167
2011179211
2010162200
2009181201
2008159180
2007193223
2006213263
2005186213
2004229254
2003211246
2002238281
2001264334
2000253309
1999277326
1998301360
1997272320
1996293343
1995271320
1994275328
1993242284
1992240277
1991284338
1990260296
1989263306
1988311369
1987316349
1986315376
1985322367
1984355406
1983319375
1982319379
1981313375
1980333395
1979318393

When and where crashes happen in Gosport

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,535 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,692 (16%)
  • Wednesday1,611 (15%)
  • Thursday1,530 (15%)
  • Friday1,776 (17%)
  • Saturday1,325 (13%)
  • Sunday983 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59264 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5991 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,525 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,415 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,838 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,690 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,677 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59952 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January841 (8%)
  • February735 (7%)
  • March864 (8.3%)
  • April755 (7.2%)
  • May838 (8%)
  • June891 (8.5%)
  • July884 (8.5%)
  • August856 (8.2%)
  • September903 (8.6%)
  • October976 (9.3%)
  • November1,043 (10%)
  • December866 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,584 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,578 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown162 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit48 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,304 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,256 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds245 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds231 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist42 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other313 (3%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,610 (73%)
  • Wet or damp2,714 (26%)
  • Frost or ice96 (0.9%)
  • Snow21 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph8,858 (85%)
  • 40 mph1,454 (14%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph92 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph16 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,320 (89%)
  • Roundabout499 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway320 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road230 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded83 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Gosport

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant4,293 (35%)
  • Cyclist3,017 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist2,790 (23%)
  • Pedestrian1,642 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant250 (2%)
  • Van occupant101 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant76 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5216 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10579 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 151,138 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 202,764 (23%)
  • 21 to 251,512 (12%)
  • 26 to 351,986 (16%)
  • 36 to 451,444 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,015 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 65708 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 75505 (4.1%)
  • Over 75388 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider8,624 (70%)
  • Passenger2,005 (16%)
  • Pedestrian1,642 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car11,366 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle3,125 (16%)
  • Motorcycle2,924 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes704 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach336 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car218 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes167 (0.9%)
  • Minibus78 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle78 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter14 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Gosport

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Gosport

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gosport ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had the 33rd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
33rd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
316thWest Dunbartonshire10,62713,7472222,526
317thInverclyde10,55613,6841482,308
318thCeredigion10,46315,4722312,831
319thGosport (this area)10,45212,271722,166
320thEast Cambridgeshire10,43414,9983592,545
321stRochford10,30913,5751141,878
322ndMidlothian10,10313,5692092,562

Accident hotspots in Gosport

Leesland & Newtown, Gosport, PO12 1QD area is the busiest accident hotspot in Gosport, with 637 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport from 1979 to 2025: 2,453, including 16 fatal and 469 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA322,4532,88616469
2ndB33331,3321,58118292
3rdB33345907243111
4thB3385124161034
5thB33357902
6thA276601
7thA362401
8thB30332200
9thA3251100
10thA3331200
11thA4121101
12thA621100
13thB33221100
14thB33301200
15thB33311100
16thB33731100

Towns in Gosport

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 8,272.

Postcode districts in Gosport

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport from 1979 to 2025: 6,025.

Latest crashes in Gosport

Of the latest 24 crashes in Gosport, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity