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Gosport road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 2020, and 119 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2019 (124), and casualties fell from 148.

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

Collisions in 2020
107
Down 14% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
119
Down 20% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 2020

None of the collisions in Gosport in 2020 were fatal and 21% were serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2321%
  • Slight8479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2319%
  • Slight9681%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 107, down 14% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 107
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (21%)
  • Tuesday19 (18%)
  • Wednesday18 (17%)
  • Thursday18 (17%)
  • Friday15 (14%)
  • Saturday10 (9.3%)
  • Sunday4 (3.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (2.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.5%)
  • February6 (5.6%)
  • March6 (5.6%)
  • April4 (3.7%)
  • May3 (2.8%)
  • June12 (11%)
  • July10 (9.3%)
  • August9 (8.4%)
  • September11 (10%)
  • October12 (11%)
  • November12 (11%)
  • December14 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight77 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (7.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (7.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry82 (77%)
  • Wet or damp25 (23%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (90%)
  • 40 mph11 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (96%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant42 (35%)
  • Cyclist39 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (18%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (11%)
  • 16 to 2014 (12%)
  • 21 to 2518 (15%)
  • 26 to 3523 (19%)
  • 36 to 4512 (10%)
  • 46 to 5511 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6518 (15%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.2%)
  • Over 753 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider94 (79%)
  • Passenger15 (13%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car126 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (19%)
  • Motorcycle22 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 2020.

Collisions
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gosport in 2020

Brockhurst & Privett, Gosport, PO12 3EZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gosport in 2020, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 2020

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 2020: 28, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32283502
2ndB3333121302
3rdB33343301
4thA271100
5thB33851101

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 2020

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 82.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 2020

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 2020: 70.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 2020, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years