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Gosport road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 2012, and 167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2011 (179), and casualties fell from 211.

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

Collisions in 2012
150
Down 16% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
167
Down 21% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 2012

0.7% of collisions in Gosport in 2012 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3121%
  • Slight11879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3420%
  • Slight13279%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 150, down 16% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 150
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday29 (19%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday13 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (11%)
  • February12 (8%)
  • March9 (6%)
  • April7 (4.7%)
  • May11 (7.3%)
  • June15 (10%)
  • July9 (6%)
  • August15 (10%)
  • September8 (5.3%)
  • October20 (13%)
  • November19 (13%)
  • December9 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Other4 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (73%)
  • Wet or damp41 (27%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (88%)
  • 40 mph18 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (89%)
  • Roundabout12 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant54 (32%)
  • Cyclist41 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (25%)
  • Pedestrian29 (17%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 2031 (19%)
  • 21 to 2514 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3530 (18%)
  • 36 to 4517 (10%)
  • 46 to 5524 (14%)
  • 56 to 6510 (6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (7.2%)
  • Over 755 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider120 (72%)
  • Pedestrian29 (17%)
  • Passenger18 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car174 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (15%)
  • Motorcycle41 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gosport ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2012.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gosport in 2012

Leesland & Newtown, Gosport, PO12 1QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gosport in 2012, with 25 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 2012

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 2012: 34, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32343408
2ndB3333273113
3rdB33347701
4thB33856603

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 2012

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 116.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 2012

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 2012: 85.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 2012, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years