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Gosport road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 1984, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1983 (319), and casualties rose from 375.

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

Collisions in 1984
355
Up 11% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
406
Up 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 1984

0.6% of collisions in Gosport in 1984 were fatal and 34% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious12134%
  • Slight23265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious13233%
  • Slight27267%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 355, up 11% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 355
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (19%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday73 (21%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9%)
  • February22 (6.2%)
  • March28 (7.9%)
  • April22 (6.2%)
  • May24 (6.8%)
  • June27 (7.6%)
  • July28 (7.9%)
  • August40 (11%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October32 (9%)
  • November32 (9%)
  • December32 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.7%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (69%)
  • Wet or damp111 (31%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph280 (79%)
  • 40 mph64 (18%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist144 (35%)
  • Cyclist119 (29%)
  • Car occupant78 (19%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1544 (11%)
  • 16 to 20127 (31%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3548 (12%)
  • 36 to 4534 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6516 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.7%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (70%)
  • Passenger68 (17%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (48%)
  • Motorcycle152 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 1984.

Collisions
278th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 1984

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 1984: 86, including 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA328697033
2ndB33335460219
3rdB3334182007
4thB33851100

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 1984

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 283.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 1984

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 1984: 209.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 1984, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years