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Gosport road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 2018, and 139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2017 (121), and casualties rose from 138.

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

Collisions in 2018
122
Up 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
139
Up 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 2018

None of the collisions in Gosport in 2018 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2722%
  • Slight9578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2820%
  • Slight11180%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 122, up 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 122
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (13%)
  • Tuesday16 (13%)
  • Wednesday16 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (19%)
  • Friday23 (19%)
  • Saturday16 (13%)
  • Sunday12 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (2.5%)
  • February14 (11%)
  • March6 (4.9%)
  • April15 (12%)
  • May13 (11%)
  • June9 (7.4%)
  • July10 (8.2%)
  • August13 (11%)
  • September6 (4.9%)
  • October12 (9.8%)
  • November11 (9%)
  • December10 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds114 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (87%)
  • Wet or damp16 (13%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph106 (87%)
  • 40 mph14 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant47 (34%)
  • Cyclist47 (34%)
  • Pedestrian21 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (12%)
  • 16 to 2026 (19%)
  • 21 to 2515 (11%)
  • 26 to 3521 (15%)
  • 36 to 4515 (11%)
  • 46 to 5521 (15%)
  • 56 to 658 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.3%)
  • Over 757 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (71%)
  • Pedestrian21 (15%)
  • Passenger19 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car147 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (21%)
  • Motorcycle20 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2018.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gosport in 2018

Leesland & Newtown, Gosport, PO12 1QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gosport in 2018, with 18 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 2018

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 2018: 20, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32202202
2ndB3333141502
3rdB33345702
4thA621100

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 2018

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 102.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 2018

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 2018: 79.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years