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Gosport road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 264 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 2001, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2000 (253), and casualties rose from 309.

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

Collisions in 2001
264
Up 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
334
Up 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 2001

0.4% of collisions in Gosport in 2001 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious269.8%
  • Slight23790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious288.4%
  • Slight30591%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 264, up 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (20%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday35 (13%)
  • Saturday28 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8%)
  • February21 (8%)
  • March23 (8.7%)
  • April24 (9.1%)
  • May23 (8.7%)
  • June23 (8.7%)
  • July26 (9.8%)
  • August21 (8%)
  • September18 (6.8%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November24 (9.1%)
  • December12 (4.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (75%)
  • Wet or damp62 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph208 (79%)
  • 40 mph52 (20%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (90%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (45%)
  • Cyclist56 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (16%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 2060 (18%)
  • 21 to 2535 (10%)
  • 26 to 3568 (20%)
  • 36 to 4558 (17%)
  • 46 to 5525 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (62%)
  • Passenger86 (26%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (12%)
  • Motorcycle57 (11%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Gosport

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gosport ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 2001.

Collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gosport in 2001

Rowner & Holbrook, Gosport, PO13 0DJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gosport in 2001, with 46 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 2001

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 2001: 78, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32789409
2ndB3333182013
3rdB3334172601
4thB33857900
5thB33301200

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 2001

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 221.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 2001

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 2001: 133.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 24 December 2001.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years