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Gosport road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 1986, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1985 (322), and casualties rose from 367.

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

Collisions in 1986
315
Down 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
376
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 1986

1% of collisions in Gosport in 1986 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious7423%
  • Slight23876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious8021%
  • Slight29378%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 315, down 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (17%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday63 (20%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (8.6%)
  • Sunday24 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (11%)
  • February17 (5.4%)
  • March21 (6.7%)
  • April31 (9.8%)
  • May26 (8.3%)
  • June20 (6.3%)
  • July25 (7.9%)
  • August22 (7%)
  • September21 (6.7%)
  • October25 (7.9%)
  • November40 (13%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (5.4%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (5.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (67%)
  • Wet or damp93 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph262 (83%)
  • 40 mph51 (16%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (86%)
  • Roundabout19 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist127 (34%)
  • Car occupant107 (28%)
  • Cyclist83 (22%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20108 (29%)
  • 21 to 2552 (14%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4536 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.4%)
  • Over 7512 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (70%)
  • Passenger65 (17%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (52%)
  • Motorcycle140 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 1986

Map of the last 3 crashes of 1986 in Gosport

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  • 3 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gosport ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 1986.

Collisions
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 1986

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 1986: 68, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA326878015
2ndB3333405417
3rdB3334162014
4thB33854401
5thA272200

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 1986

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 222.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 1986

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 1986: 169.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years