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Gosport road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 1981, and 375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1980 (333), and casualties fell from 395.

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

Collisions in 1981
313
Down 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
375
Down 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 1981

1% of collisions in Gosport in 1981 were fatal and 33% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious10233%
  • Slight20866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious12132%
  • Slight25167%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 313, down 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (18%)
  • Sunday30 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.6%)
  • February21 (6.7%)
  • March26 (8.3%)
  • April17 (5.4%)
  • May22 (7%)
  • June23 (7.3%)
  • July27 (8.6%)
  • August25 (8%)
  • September31 (9.9%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December23 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (64%)
  • Wet or damp108 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (83%)
  • 40 mph44 (14%)
  • 60 mph10 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist147 (39%)
  • Car occupant95 (25%)
  • Cyclist72 (19%)
  • Pedestrian51 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20121 (32%)
  • 21 to 2556 (15%)
  • 26 to 3560 (16%)
  • 36 to 4525 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.4%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (69%)
  • Passenger64 (17%)
  • Pedestrian51 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car273 (50%)
  • Motorcycle154 (28%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 1981.

Collisions
304th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
270th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 1981

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 1981: 67, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA326777022
2ndB33334660013
3rdB3334172506
4thB338551302
5thA4121101

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 1981

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 241.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 1981

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 1981: 186.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 1981, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1981.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years