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Gosport road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 2002, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2001 (264), and casualties fell from 334.

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

Collisions in 2002
238
Down 10% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
281
Down 16% on 2001
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 2002

None of the collisions in Gosport in 2002 were fatal and 9.7% were serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious239.7%
  • Slight21590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious248.5%
  • Slight25791%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 238, down 10% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 238
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday44 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.8%)
  • February13 (5.5%)
  • March16 (6.7%)
  • April20 (8.4%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June17 (7.1%)
  • July18 (7.6%)
  • August19 (8%)
  • September18 (7.6%)
  • October23 (9.7%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December22 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (65%)
  • Wet or damp80 (34%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (79%)
  • 40 mph45 (19%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (87%)
  • Roundabout22 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (50%)
  • Pedestrian44 (16%)
  • Cyclist42 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2057 (20%)
  • 21 to 2524 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3564 (23%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (10%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5%)
  • Over 754 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (69%)
  • Passenger44 (16%)
  • Pedestrian44 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle43 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 2002.

Collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 10 other areas
Serious collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gosport in 2002

Leesland & Newtown, Gosport, PO12 1QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gosport in 2002, with 39 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 2002

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 2002: 53, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32536305
2ndB3333303405
3rdB3334141600
4thB33854500

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 2002

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 191.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 2002

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 2002: 122.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years