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Gosport road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 1998, and 360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1997 (272), and casualties rose from 320.

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

Collisions in 1998
301
Up 11% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
360
Up 13% on 1997
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 1998

0.3% of collisions in Gosport in 1998 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3110%
  • Slight26989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious328.9%
  • Slight32791%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 301, up 11% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 301
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (19%)
  • Wednesday51 (17%)
  • Thursday31 (10%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.6%)
  • February22 (7.3%)
  • March28 (9.3%)
  • April23 (7.6%)
  • May24 (8%)
  • June19 (6.3%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August21 (7%)
  • September23 (7.6%)
  • October29 (9.6%)
  • November28 (9.3%)
  • December26 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (68%)
  • Wet or damp94 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (86%)
  • 40 mph43 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (88%)
  • Roundabout15 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (43%)
  • Cyclist88 (24%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2074 (21%)
  • 21 to 2533 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3576 (21%)
  • 36 to 4547 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.4%)
  • Over 7513 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (68%)
  • Passenger72 (20%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car371 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (16%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 1998.

Collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 1998

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 1998: 78, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA327897011
2ndB3333445004
3rdB3334162001
4thB33851100

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 1998

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 239.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 1998

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 1998: 177.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years