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Gosport road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 2016, and 170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2015 (138), and casualties fell from 179.

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

Collisions in 2016
152
Up 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
170
Down 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 2016

0.7% of collisions in Gosport in 2016 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3926%
  • Slight11274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3923%
  • Slight13076%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 152, up 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 152
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (11%)
  • Tuesday39 (26%)
  • Wednesday25 (16%)
  • Thursday17 (11%)
  • Friday29 (19%)
  • Saturday15 (9.9%)
  • Sunday11 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.6%)
  • February13 (8.6%)
  • March16 (11%)
  • April8 (5.3%)
  • May14 (9.2%)
  • June8 (5.3%)
  • July13 (8.6%)
  • August14 (9.2%)
  • September12 (7.9%)
  • October13 (8.6%)
  • November16 (11%)
  • December12 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (78%)
  • Wet or damp32 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph126 (83%)
  • 40 mph24 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (94%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant61 (36%)
  • Cyclist49 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (24%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2026 (15%)
  • 21 to 2514 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3531 (18%)
  • 36 to 4526 (15%)
  • 46 to 5525 (15%)
  • 56 to 6516 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.7%)
  • Over 758 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (79%)
  • Passenger20 (12%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car165 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (19%)
  • Motorcycle41 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 2016.

Collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gosport in 2016

Leesland & Newtown, Gosport, PO12 1QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gosport in 2016, with 25 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 2016

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 2016: 37, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32374409
2ndB3333202104
3rdB3334101102
4thB33851100

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 2016

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 124.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 2016

PO13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 2016: 79.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2016.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years