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Gosport road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 1983, and 375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1982, and casualties fell from 379.

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

Collisions in 1983
319
Level with 1982
Casualties in 1983
375
Down 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 1983

1.9% of collisions in Gosport in 1983 were fatal and 30% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious9730%
  • Slight21668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious10428%
  • Slight26571%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 319, level with 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 319
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday40 (13%)
  • Saturday58 (18%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.8%)
  • February21 (6.6%)
  • March25 (7.8%)
  • April22 (6.9%)
  • May19 (6%)
  • June39 (12%)
  • July25 (7.8%)
  • August26 (8.2%)
  • September26 (8.2%)
  • October24 (7.5%)
  • November41 (13%)
  • December23 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (73%)
  • Wet or damp79 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph274 (86%)
  • 40 mph31 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph13 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (92%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist138 (37%)
  • Cyclist101 (27%)
  • Car occupant85 (23%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20112 (30%)
  • 21 to 2559 (16%)
  • 26 to 3557 (15%)
  • 36 to 4532 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.2%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (73%)
  • Passenger60 (16%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car256 (47%)
  • Motorcycle147 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Gosport

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gosport ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1983.

Collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 1983

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 1983: 74, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA327488220
2ndB33334552212
3rdB3334172007
4thB33854400

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 1983

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 260.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 1983

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 1983: 180.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 1983, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years