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Gosport road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 97 road traffic collisions in Gosport in 2023, and 108 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2022 (119), and casualties fell from 133.

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

Collisions in 2023
97
Down 18% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
108
Down 19% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Gosport in 2023

1% of collisions in Gosport in 2023 were fatal and 30% serious, against 0.7% and 21% in Gosport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2930%
  • Slight6769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2927%
  • Slight7872%

Gosport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gosport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 355 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 97, down 18% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 97
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (19%)
  • Tuesday17 (18%)
  • Wednesday14 (14%)
  • Thursday14 (14%)
  • Friday15 (15%)
  • Saturday11 (11%)
  • Sunday8 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (5.2%)
  • February10 (10%)
  • March7 (7.2%)
  • April9 (9.3%)
  • May4 (4.1%)
  • June16 (16%)
  • July7 (7.2%)
  • August7 (7.2%)
  • September8 (8.2%)
  • October9 (9.3%)
  • November9 (9.3%)
  • December6 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight73 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3.1%)
  • Other1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry74 (76%)
  • Wet or damp22 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (84%)
  • 40 mph15 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gosport in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant41 (38%)
  • Cyclist25 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (20%)
  • Pedestrian16 (15%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2013 (12%)
  • 21 to 2513 (12%)
  • 26 to 3522 (20%)
  • 36 to 459 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5518 (17%)
  • 56 to 6511 (10%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.6%)
  • Over 754 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider81 (75%)
  • Pedestrian16 (15%)
  • Passenger11 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car113 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (15%)
  • Motorcycle23 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gosport in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gosport had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2023.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gosport in 2023

Brockhurst & Privett, Gosport, PO12 3EZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gosport in 2023, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Gosport with the most crashes in 2023

The A32 had the most collisions in Gosport in 2023: 25, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gosport, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32252708
2ndB3333121506
3rdB33346600

Towns in Gosport: crashes in 2023

Gosport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 77.

Postcode districts in Gosport: crashes in 2023

PO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gosport in 2023: 51.

Latest crashes in Gosport in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Gosport in 2023, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2023.

Severity

Gosport road accidents in other years