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Gosport road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 1985, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1984 (355), and casualties fell from 406.

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

Collisions in 1985
322
Down 9% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
367
Down 10% on 1984
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 1985

1.2% of collisions in Gosport in 1985 were fatal and 27% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious8627%
  • Slight23272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious9626%
  • Slight26773%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 322, down 9% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 322
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday65 (20%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.2%)
  • February16 (5%)
  • March27 (8.4%)
  • April27 (8.4%)
  • May27 (8.4%)
  • June26 (8.1%)
  • July29 (9%)
  • August29 (9%)
  • September24 (7.5%)
  • October28 (8.7%)
  • November42 (13%)
  • December27 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (71%)
  • Wet or damp89 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph285 (89%)
  • 40 mph29 (9%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist128 (35%)
  • Cyclist102 (28%)
  • Car occupant80 (22%)
  • Pedestrian43 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20122 (33%)
  • 21 to 2567 (18%)
  • 26 to 3538 (10%)
  • 36 to 4530 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.9%)
  • Over 7513 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (73%)
  • Passenger56 (15%)
  • Pedestrian43 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car290 (50%)
  • Motorcycle129 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 1985.

Collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 1985

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 1985: 74, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA327484221
2ndB33333642113
3rdB3334141612
4thB33856903
5thB33351101

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 1985

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 259.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 1985

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 1985: 194.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years