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Gosport road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 2008, and 180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2007 (193), and casualties fell from 223.

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

Collisions in 2008
159
Down 18% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
180
Down 19% on 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 2008

None of the collisions in Gosport in 2008 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1912%
  • Slight14088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2011%
  • Slight16089%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 159, down 18% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 159
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (19%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday22 (14%)
  • Friday31 (19%)
  • Saturday15 (9.4%)
  • Sunday15 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (22%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.8%)
  • February16 (10%)
  • March12 (7.5%)
  • April12 (7.5%)
  • May10 (6.3%)
  • June8 (5%)
  • July10 (6.3%)
  • August10 (6.3%)
  • September14 (8.8%)
  • October20 (13%)
  • November17 (11%)
  • December16 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (72%)
  • Wet or damp41 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph140 (88%)
  • 40 mph18 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (89%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant67 (37%)
  • Cyclist50 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (20%)
  • Pedestrian22 (12%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2042 (23%)
  • 21 to 2521 (12%)
  • 26 to 3526 (14%)
  • 36 to 4531 (17%)
  • 46 to 5516 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6513 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.7%)
  • Over 754 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider132 (73%)
  • Passenger26 (14%)
  • Pedestrian22 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (17%)
  • Motorcycle38 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2008.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 15 other areas
Serious collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gosport in 2008

Leesland & Newtown, Gosport, PO12 1QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gosport in 2008, with 35 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 2008

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 2008: 45, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32455504
2ndB3333111201
3rdB33347900
4thB33851100

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 2008

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 139.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 2008

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 2008: 102.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years