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Havant road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Havant in 1989, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1988 (474), and casualties fell from 558.

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

Collisions in 1989
434
Down 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
539
Down 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Havant in 1989

1.8% of collisions in Havant in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 20% in Havant from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious8018%
  • Slight34680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious9017%
  • Slight44182%

Havant road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havant, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 434, down 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (18%)
  • Tuesday49 (11%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.2%)
  • February17 (3.9%)
  • March32 (7.4%)
  • April37 (8.5%)
  • May31 (7.1%)
  • June31 (7.1%)
  • July33 (7.6%)
  • August50 (12%)
  • September39 (9%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December34 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (73%)
  • Wet or damp112 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph293 (68%)
  • 40 mph91 (21%)
  • 60 mph24 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph26 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (12%)
  • Roundabout42 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havant in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (21%)
  • Cyclist82 (15%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20154 (29%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3573 (14%)
  • 36 to 4552 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.4%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (62%)
  • Passenger133 (25%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (63%)
  • Motorcycle115 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havant in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havant had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1989.

Collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Havant with the most crashes in 1989

The A3 had the most collisions in Havant in 1989: 46, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havant, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34651011
2ndB2149385319
3rdA27222715
4thA3023203214
5thB2150182614
6thA3(M)142211
7thB21776700
8thB21485900
9thB21412200
10thA20301100
11thA2591100

Towns in Havant: crashes in 1989

Havant itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 143.

Postcode districts in Havant: crashes in 1989

PO9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havant in 1989: 197.

Latest crashes in Havant in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Havant in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Havant road accidents in other years