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Gosport road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 2022, and 133 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2021 (112), and casualties rose from 128.

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

Collisions in 2022
119
Up 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
133
Up 4% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 2022

0.8% of collisions in Gosport in 2022 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2420%
  • Slight9479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2418%
  • Slight10881%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 119, up 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 119
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (15%)
  • Tuesday10 (8.4%)
  • Wednesday23 (19%)
  • Thursday21 (18%)
  • Friday17 (14%)
  • Saturday16 (13%)
  • Sunday14 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (37%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.4%)
  • February9 (7.6%)
  • March8 (6.7%)
  • April7 (5.9%)
  • May14 (12%)
  • June13 (11%)
  • July9 (7.6%)
  • August7 (5.9%)
  • September16 (13%)
  • October9 (7.6%)
  • November6 (5%)
  • December11 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (6.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds114 (96%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (87%)
  • Wet or damp14 (12%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph99 (83%)
  • 40 mph17 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (92%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant53 (40%)
  • Cyclist33 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (17%)
  • Pedestrian19 (14%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (11%)
  • 16 to 2021 (16%)
  • 21 to 2511 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3518 (14%)
  • 36 to 4515 (11%)
  • 46 to 5518 (14%)
  • 56 to 658 (6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (7.5%)
  • Over 7511 (8.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider104 (78%)
  • Pedestrian19 (14%)
  • Passenger10 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car137 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (16%)
  • Motorcycle25 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2022.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gosport in 2022

Leesland & Newtown, Gosport, PO12 1QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gosport in 2022, with 17 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 2022

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 2022: 34, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32343806
2ndB3333121203
3rdB33347801
4thB33853401

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 2022

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 96.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 2022

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 2022: 62.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years