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Havant road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Havant in 1980, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1979 (471), and casualties fell from 576.

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

Collisions in 1980
408
Down 13% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
512
Down 11% on 1979
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Havant in 1980

1.2% of collisions in Havant in 1980 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1% and 20% in Havant from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious13132%
  • Slight27267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious15430%
  • Slight35369%

Havant road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havant, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 408, down 13% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (16%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.9%)
  • February32 (7.8%)
  • March34 (8.3%)
  • April30 (7.4%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June19 (4.7%)
  • July39 (9.6%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September38 (9.3%)
  • October47 (12%)
  • November24 (5.9%)
  • December32 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (69%)
  • Wet or damp120 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph281 (69%)
  • 40 mph90 (22%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (11%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havant in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (29%)
  • Pedestrian96 (19%)
  • Cyclist83 (16%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1042 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1562 (12%)
  • 16 to 20154 (30%)
  • 21 to 2550 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3573 (14%)
  • 36 to 4540 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5527 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6514 (2.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (59%)
  • Passenger114 (22%)
  • Pedestrian96 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (55%)
  • Motorcycle144 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havant in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havant had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 1980.

Collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Havant with the most crashes in 1980

The A3 had the most collisions in Havant in 1980: 49, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havant, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34957019
2ndB21503954210
3rdB21493443013
4thA272634010
5thA3023254028
6thB21485503
7thB21472201
8thA20301100
9thB21771100

Towns in Havant: crashes in 1980

Havant itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 175.

Postcode districts in Havant: crashes in 1980

PO9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havant in 1980: 203.

Latest crashes in Havant in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Havant in 1980, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Havant road accidents in other years