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Havant road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Havant in 1988, and 558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1987 (493), and casualties fell from 597.

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

Collisions in 1988
474
Down 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
558
Down 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Havant in 1988

0.6% of collisions in Havant in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1% and 20% in Havant from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious10222%
  • Slight36978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious11220%
  • Slight44379%

Havant road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havant, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 474, down 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (16%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.4%)
  • February38 (8%)
  • March37 (7.8%)
  • April37 (7.8%)
  • May47 (9.9%)
  • June37 (7.8%)
  • July35 (7.4%)
  • August41 (8.6%)
  • September50 (11%)
  • October45 (9.5%)
  • November37 (7.8%)
  • December30 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other28 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (72%)
  • Wet or damp129 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph340 (72%)
  • 40 mph90 (19%)
  • 60 mph19 (4%)
  • 70 mph23 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (77%)
  • Roundabout53 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (11%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havant in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (23%)
  • Pedestrian92 (16%)
  • Cyclist89 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5%)
  • 11 to 1551 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20169 (30%)
  • 21 to 2582 (15%)
  • 26 to 3571 (13%)
  • 36 to 4546 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5532 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (64%)
  • Passenger111 (20%)
  • Pedestrian92 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (61%)
  • Motorcycle135 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havant in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havant had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1988.

Collisions
202nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Havant with the most crashes in 1988

The A3 had the most collisions in Havant in 1988: 43, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havant, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34347010
2ndB21493140011
3rdB2150252906
4thA27232913
5thA3023212605
6thB214861202
7thA3(M)5610
8thB21775501
9thA20303501
10thB21411100

Towns in Havant: crashes in 1988

Havant itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 182.

Postcode districts in Havant: crashes in 1988

PO9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havant in 1988: 224.

Latest crashes in Havant in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Havant in 1988, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Havant road accidents in other years