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Gosport road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 1987, and 349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1986 (315), and casualties fell from 376.

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

Collisions in 1987
316
Level with 1986
Casualties in 1987
349
Down 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 1987

None of the collisions in Gosport in 1987 were fatal and 21% were serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6721%
  • Slight24979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7221%
  • Slight27779%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 316, level with 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 316
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (19%)
  • Friday65 (21%)
  • Saturday32 (10%)
  • Sunday24 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.6%)
  • February22 (7%)
  • March30 (9.5%)
  • April24 (7.6%)
  • May27 (8.5%)
  • June25 (7.9%)
  • July27 (8.5%)
  • August26 (8.2%)
  • September28 (8.9%)
  • October38 (12%)
  • November25 (7.9%)
  • December23 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (72%)
  • Wet or damp80 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph279 (88%)
  • 40 mph34 (11%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist97 (28%)
  • Cyclist94 (27%)
  • Car occupant74 (21%)
  • Pedestrian62 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2077 (22%)
  • 21 to 2560 (17%)
  • 26 to 3542 (12%)
  • 36 to 4539 (11%)
  • 46 to 5523 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.6%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (70%)
  • Pedestrian62 (18%)
  • Passenger44 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car298 (54%)
  • Motorcycle101 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1987.

Collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 1 other area
Serious collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 1987

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 1987: 74, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA327481010
2ndB3333475208
3rdB33349902
4thB33854501

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 1987

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 254.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 1987

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 1987: 180.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1987.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years