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Havant road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Havant in 1981, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1980 (408), and casualties rose from 512.

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

Collisions in 1981
452
Up 11% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
565
Up 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Havant in 1981

1.5% of collisions in Havant in 1981 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1% and 20% in Havant from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious16035%
  • Slight28563%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious18733%
  • Slight37065%

Havant road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havant, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 452, up 11% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (18%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (9.7%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.5%)
  • February28 (6.2%)
  • March51 (11%)
  • April41 (9.1%)
  • May35 (7.7%)
  • June27 (6%)
  • July36 (8%)
  • August41 (9.1%)
  • September39 (8.6%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November37 (8.2%)
  • December38 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (67%)
  • Wet or damp146 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph295 (65%)
  • 40 mph100 (22%)
  • 60 mph25 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph32 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (13%)
  • Roundabout45 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havant in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (32%)
  • Cyclist89 (16%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1559 (10%)
  • 16 to 20212 (38%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3557 (10%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6522 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (67%)
  • Passenger116 (21%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (53%)
  • Motorcycle185 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havant in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havant had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1981.

Collisions
217th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Havant with the most crashes in 1981

The B2150 had the most collisions in Havant in 1981: 48, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havant, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB21504867117
2ndB21494760117
3rdA34253018
4thA27334728
5thA3023182505
6thB2148111404
7thB214781402
8thA3(M)6801
9thA20304401
10thB21772200
11thA30201100

Towns in Havant: crashes in 1981

Havant itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 166.

Postcode districts in Havant: crashes in 1981

PO9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havant in 1981: 214.

Latest crashes in Havant in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Havant in 1981, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Havant road accidents in other years