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Gosport road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 2009, and 201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2008 (159), and casualties rose from 180.

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

Collisions in 2009
181
Up 14% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
201
Up 12% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 2009

0.6% of collisions in Gosport in 2009 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3720%
  • Slight14379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3919%
  • Slight16180%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 181, up 14% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 181
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (17%)
  • Tuesday32 (18%)
  • Wednesday32 (18%)
  • Thursday17 (9.4%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (24%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.9%)
  • February10 (5.5%)
  • March11 (6.1%)
  • April18 (9.9%)
  • May9 (5%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July19 (10%)
  • August21 (12%)
  • September16 (8.8%)
  • October21 (12%)
  • November12 (6.6%)
  • December6 (3.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (76%)
  • Wet or damp37 (20%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (85%)
  • 40 mph27 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (93%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (39%)
  • Cyclist63 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (16%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 109 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2031 (15%)
  • 21 to 2529 (14%)
  • 26 to 3533 (16%)
  • 36 to 4539 (19%)
  • 46 to 5519 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (4%)
  • Over 755 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (79%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)
  • Passenger21 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car205 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (19%)
  • Motorcycle39 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2009.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gosport in 2009

Leesland & Newtown, Gosport, PO12 1QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gosport in 2009, with 28 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 2009

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 2009: 38, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32383914
2ndB3333222405
3rdB33346602
4thB33854501

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 2009

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 147.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 2009

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 2009: 102.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2009.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years