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Gosport road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 1982, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (313), and casualties rose from 375.

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

Collisions in 1982
319
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
379
Up 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 1982

0.9% of collisions in Gosport in 1982 were fatal and 27% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious8527%
  • Slight23172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious9926%
  • Slight27773%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 319, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday44 (14%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (4.1%)
  • February16 (5%)
  • March32 (10%)
  • April19 (6%)
  • May28 (8.8%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July24 (7.5%)
  • August23 (7.2%)
  • September41 (13%)
  • October37 (12%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December19 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (74%)
  • Wet or damp81 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph265 (83%)
  • 40 mph43 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist146 (39%)
  • Cyclist98 (26%)
  • Car occupant82 (22%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1544 (12%)
  • 16 to 20117 (31%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3557 (15%)
  • 36 to 4524 (6.3%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (73%)
  • Passenger57 (15%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (49%)
  • Motorcycle150 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 1982.

Collisions
304th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 1982

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 1982: 75, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA327587020
2ndB33334961210
3rdB3334242809
4thB33854801
5thA271100

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 1982

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 257.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 1982

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 1982: 192.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years