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Gosport road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 1989, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1988 (311), and casualties fell from 369.

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

Collisions in 1989
263
Down 15% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
306
Down 17% on 1988
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 1989

1.1% of collisions in Gosport in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5521%
  • Slight20578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5618%
  • Slight24781%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 263, down 15% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989: 263
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday38 (14%)
  • Saturday27 (10%)
  • Sunday37 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (11%)
  • February23 (8.7%)
  • March16 (6.1%)
  • April19 (7.2%)
  • May20 (7.6%)
  • June19 (7.2%)
  • July24 (9.1%)
  • August24 (9.1%)
  • September16 (6.1%)
  • October22 (8.4%)
  • November22 (8.4%)
  • December30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Other11 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (73%)
  • Wet or damp71 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph222 (84%)
  • 40 mph39 (15%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (85%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist83 (27%)
  • Car occupant82 (27%)
  • Cyclist79 (26%)
  • Pedestrian55 (18%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2082 (27%)
  • 21 to 2549 (16%)
  • 26 to 3545 (15%)
  • 36 to 4530 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5518 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.9%)
  • Over 756 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (72%)
  • Pedestrian55 (18%)
  • Passenger31 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (58%)
  • Motorcycle86 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 1989.

Collisions
327th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 1989

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 1989: 72, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA327281115
2ndB33334862111
3rdB3334222502
4thB33855602

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 1989

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 205.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 1989

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 1989: 156.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years