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Havant road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in Havant in 1979, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,382 collisions in Havant.

Collisions in 1979
471
Casualties in 1979
576
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Havant in 1979

2.3% of collisions in Havant in 1979 were fatal and 38% serious, against 1% and 20% in Havant from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious17738%
  • Slight28360%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious19935%
  • Slight36664%

Havant road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havant, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 471.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025187218
2024202272
2023177226
2022173213
2021183217
2020180218
2019225285
2018228260
2017235283
2016223262
2015223277
2014226273
2013224277
2012273333
2011286365
2010257314
2009269340
2008232283
2007282337
2006282360
2005347445
2004347438
2003403490
2002396526
2001445587
2000447584
1999450596
1998430527
1997427528
1996404495
1995393485
1994435558
1993417517
1992428543
1991410535
1990500642
1989434539
1988474558
1987493597
1986509615
1985494600
1984515614
1983457546
1982429547
1981452565
1980408512
1979471576

When and where crashes happen in Havant in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (18%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday94 (20%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.2%)
  • February29 (6.2%)
  • March25 (5.3%)
  • April33 (7%)
  • May48 (10%)
  • June35 (7.4%)
  • July39 (8.3%)
  • August42 (8.9%)
  • September40 (8.5%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November45 (9.6%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other36 (7.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (67%)
  • Wet or damp138 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph321 (68%)
  • 40 mph90 (19%)
  • 70 mph60 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (14%)
  • Roundabout38 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havant in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (32%)
  • Pedestrian92 (16%)
  • Cyclist78 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1554 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20181 (31%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3575 (13%)
  • 36 to 4557 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (61%)
  • Passenger133 (23%)
  • Pedestrian92 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (56%)
  • Motorcycle185 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havant in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Havant

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Havant ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havant had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 1979.

Collisions
213th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Havant with the most crashes in 1979

The A3 had the most collisions in Havant in 1979: 60, including 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havant, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36074031
2ndA275886317
3rdB21493944211
4thB21503946118
5thA3023192308
6thB2148131403
7thB21475502
8thB21773302
9thA20231201
10thA20301100

Towns in Havant: crashes in 1979

Havant itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 190.

Postcode districts in Havant: crashes in 1979

PO9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havant in 1979: 233.

Latest crashes in Havant in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Havant in 1979, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Havant road accidents in other years