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Gosport road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 1996, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1995 (271), and casualties rose from 320.

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

Collisions in 1996
293
Up 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
343
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 1996

1.4% of collisions in Gosport in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious3813%
  • Slight25186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight29887%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 293, up 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 293
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (18%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.2%)
  • February21 (7.2%)
  • March21 (7.2%)
  • April18 (6.1%)
  • May19 (6.5%)
  • June38 (13%)
  • July23 (7.8%)
  • August20 (6.8%)
  • September20 (6.8%)
  • October29 (9.9%)
  • November29 (9.9%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (69%)
  • Wet or damp86 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph237 (81%)
  • 40 mph53 (18%)
  • 60 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (85%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (43%)
  • Cyclist97 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (13%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1536 (10%)
  • 16 to 2065 (19%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3567 (20%)
  • 36 to 4533 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5539 (11%)
  • 56 to 6513 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.3%)
  • Over 7512 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (70%)
  • Passenger63 (18%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (18%)
  • Motorcycle48 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Gosport

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gosport ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 1996.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 1996

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 1996: 70, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32708509
2ndB3333253014
3rdB3334181800
4thB33853302

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 1996

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 236.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 1996

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 1996: 162.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years