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Havant road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in Havant in 1985, and 600 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (515), and casualties fell from 614.

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

Collisions in 1985
494
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
600
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Havant in 1985

0.4% of collisions in Havant in 1985 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1% and 20% in Havant from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious13327%
  • Slight35973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious14524%
  • Slight45376%

Havant road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havant, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 494, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday86 (17%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.3%)
  • February22 (4.5%)
  • March23 (4.7%)
  • April36 (7.3%)
  • May55 (11%)
  • June41 (8.3%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August39 (7.9%)
  • September47 (9.5%)
  • October42 (8.5%)
  • November57 (12%)
  • December51 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds382 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other21 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (67%)
  • Wet or damp144 (29%)
  • Snow10 (2%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph334 (68%)
  • 40 mph99 (20%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph32 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph28 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway385 (78%)
  • Roundabout57 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havant in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist197 (33%)
  • Car occupant187 (31%)
  • Cyclist105 (18%)
  • Pedestrian81 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1548 (8%)
  • 16 to 20212 (35%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 3565 (11%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (67%)
  • Passenger118 (20%)
  • Pedestrian81 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car471 (54%)
  • Motorcycle210 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havant in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havant had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 1985.

Collisions
186th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Havant with the most crashes in 1985

The A3 had the most collisions in Havant in 1985: 54, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havant, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35464018
2ndA27425318
3rdB2149394809
4thB21502843013
5thA3023264115
6thB21488801
7thA3(M)5700
8thB21775702
9thA20304501
10thB21472201

Towns in Havant: crashes in 1985

Havant itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 172.

Postcode districts in Havant: crashes in 1985

PO9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havant in 1985: 223.

Latest crashes in Havant in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Havant in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Havant road accidents in other years