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Havant road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Havant in 1983, and 546 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1982 (429), and casualties fell from 547.

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

Collisions in 1983
457
Up 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
546
Level with 1982
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Havant in 1983

1.1% of collisions in Havant in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1% and 20% in Havant from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious11826%
  • Slight33473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious12924%
  • Slight41275%

Havant road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havant, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 457, up 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.2%)
  • February23 (5%)
  • March26 (5.7%)
  • April40 (8.8%)
  • May46 (10%)
  • June32 (7%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September44 (9.6%)
  • October32 (7%)
  • November43 (9.4%)
  • December41 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Other14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (77%)
  • Wet or damp102 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (68%)
  • 40 mph85 (19%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph31 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph28 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (79%)
  • Roundabout48 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havant in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist221 (40%)
  • Car occupant136 (25%)
  • Cyclist99 (18%)
  • Pedestrian77 (14%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1042 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (11%)
  • 16 to 20218 (40%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 3545 (8.2%)
  • 36 to 4529 (5.3%)
  • 46 to 5529 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6518 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (67%)
  • Passenger102 (19%)
  • Pedestrian77 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (52%)
  • Motorcycle214 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havant in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havant had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 1983.

Collisions
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Havant with the most crashes in 1983

The A3 had the most collisions in Havant in 1983: 50, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havant, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35062113
2ndA30233755012
3rdA27283426
4thB2150283407
5thB2149222803
6thB2148111202
7thB21476602
8thB21776600
9thA3(M)3902
10thB31501200

Towns in Havant: crashes in 1983

Havant itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 170.

Postcode districts in Havant: crashes in 1983

PO9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havant in 1983: 207.

Latest crashes in Havant in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Havant in 1983, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1983.

Severity

Havant road accidents in other years