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Gosport road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 121 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 2017, and 138 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2016 (152), and casualties fell from 170.

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

Collisions in 2017
121
Down 20% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
138
Down 19% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 2017

None of the collisions in Gosport in 2017 were fatal and 26% were serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3126%
  • Slight9074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3223%
  • Slight10677%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 121, down 20% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 121
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (20%)
  • Wednesday17 (14%)
  • Thursday16 (13%)
  • Friday24 (20%)
  • Saturday11 (9.1%)
  • Sunday15 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9.1%)
  • February13 (11%)
  • March10 (8.3%)
  • April4 (3.3%)
  • May10 (8.3%)
  • June14 (12%)
  • July11 (9.1%)
  • August11 (9.1%)
  • September9 (7.4%)
  • October8 (6.6%)
  • November12 (9.9%)
  • December8 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (75%)
  • Wet or damp30 (25%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (85%)
  • 40 mph18 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (89%)
  • Roundabout9 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant46 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (27%)
  • Cyclist30 (22%)
  • Pedestrian19 (14%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2029 (21%)
  • 21 to 2517 (12%)
  • 26 to 3525 (18%)
  • 36 to 4514 (10%)
  • 46 to 5522 (16%)
  • 56 to 657 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (5.1%)
  • Over 757 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider103 (75%)
  • Pedestrian19 (14%)
  • Passenger16 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car136 (61%)
  • Motorcycle36 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.8%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2017.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gosport in 2017

Leesland & Newtown, Gosport, PO12 1QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gosport in 2017, with 25 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 2017

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 2017: 33, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA323337010
2ndB3333172006
3rdB333491101
4thB33351100

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 2017

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 99.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 2017

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 2017: 69.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 2017, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years