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Gosport road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 1988, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (316), and casualties rose from 349.

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

Collisions in 1988
311
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
369
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 1988

1.9% of collisions in Gosport in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious6521%
  • Slight24077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious7119%
  • Slight29079%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 311, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 311
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.3%)
  • February23 (7.4%)
  • March33 (11%)
  • April22 (7.1%)
  • May22 (7.1%)
  • June30 (9.6%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August20 (6.4%)
  • September25 (8%)
  • October23 (7.4%)
  • November28 (9%)
  • December25 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (74%)
  • Wet or damp78 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph267 (86%)
  • 40 mph41 (13%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (86%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (28%)
  • Cyclist89 (24%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20107 (29%)
  • 21 to 2553 (14%)
  • 26 to 3557 (15%)
  • 36 to 4530 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5518 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.9%)
  • Over 7510 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (68%)
  • Passenger70 (19%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (58%)
  • Motorcycle105 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 1988.

Collisions
304th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 1988

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 1988: 69, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA326984214
2ndB33333949111
3rdB3334182003
4thB33852402
5thB33351100

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 1988

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 244.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 1988

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 1988: 196.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years