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Gosport road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 1979, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,452 collisions in Gosport.

Collisions in 1979
318
Casualties in 1979
393
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 1979

1.9% of collisions in Gosport in 1979 were fatal and 38% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious12038%
  • Slight19260%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious14737%
  • Slight23961%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 318.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday68 (21%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5%)
  • February18 (5.7%)
  • March20 (6.3%)
  • April16 (5%)
  • May23 (7.2%)
  • June31 (9.7%)
  • July26 (8.2%)
  • August30 (9.4%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (5.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (74%)
  • Wet or damp70 (22%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph265 (83%)
  • 40 mph46 (14%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist145 (37%)
  • Car occupant93 (24%)
  • Cyclist78 (20%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1538 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20109 (28%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (11%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.9%)
  • Over 758 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (66%)
  • Passenger75 (19%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car265 (48%)
  • Motorcycle149 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Gosport

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gosport ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1979.

Collisions
302nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
248th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 1979

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 1979: 79, including 4 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3279100426
2ndB33335365020
3rdB3334131505
4thB33853300

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 1979

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 225.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 1979

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 1979: 189.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years