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Gosport road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 2003, and 246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2002 (238), and casualties fell from 281.

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

Collisions in 2003
211
Down 11% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
246
Down 12% on 2002
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 2003

0.5% of collisions in Gosport in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2411%
  • Slight18688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight21186%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 211, down 11% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 211
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (19%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday45 (21%)
  • Saturday21 (10%)
  • Sunday12 (5.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (10%)
  • February22 (10%)
  • March20 (9.5%)
  • April16 (7.6%)
  • May13 (6.2%)
  • June15 (7.1%)
  • July15 (7.1%)
  • August20 (9.5%)
  • September20 (9.5%)
  • October18 (8.5%)
  • November14 (6.6%)
  • December17 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (78%)
  • Wet or damp44 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (90%)
  • 40 mph20 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (90%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (42%)
  • Cyclist61 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (16%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1520 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2056 (23%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3541 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (15%)
  • 46 to 5521 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 659 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (71%)
  • Passenger48 (20%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (16%)
  • Motorcycle42 (11%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2003.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gosport in 2003

Leesland & Newtown, Gosport, PO12 1QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gosport in 2003, with 36 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 2003

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 2003: 46, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32465715
2ndB3333273003
3rdB3334101401
4thB33854500
5thA271100

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 2003

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 166.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 2003

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 2003: 122.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2003.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years