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Gosport road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 1980, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1979 (318), and casualties rose from 393.

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

Collisions in 1980
333
Up 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
395
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 1980

None of the collisions in Gosport in 1980 were fatal and 35% were serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious11735%
  • Slight21665%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious12832%
  • Slight26768%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 333, up 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (11%)
  • Wednesday61 (18%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday63 (19%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday23 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.3%)
  • February27 (8.1%)
  • March28 (8.4%)
  • April19 (5.7%)
  • May30 (9%)
  • June26 (7.8%)
  • July29 (8.7%)
  • August29 (8.7%)
  • September27 (8.1%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November32 (9.6%)
  • December27 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (71%)
  • Wet or damp92 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph284 (85%)
  • 40 mph39 (12%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist157 (40%)
  • Car occupant88 (22%)
  • Cyclist85 (22%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20121 (31%)
  • 21 to 2559 (15%)
  • 26 to 3553 (13%)
  • 36 to 4528 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5523 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.6%)
  • Over 754 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (72%)
  • Passenger60 (15%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car283 (49%)
  • Motorcycle164 (28%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (15%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Gosport

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gosport ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 1980.

Collisions
293rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 2 other areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 1980

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 1980: 76, including 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA327690027
2ndB33335868025
3rdB3334162506
4thB33852401

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 1980

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 267.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 1980

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 1980: 220.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 1980, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years