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Havant road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Havant in 1997, and 528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (404), and casualties rose from 495.

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

Collisions in 1997
427
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
528
Up 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Havant in 1997

0.2% of collisions in Havant in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 20% in Havant from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight37187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight46889%

Havant road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havant, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 427, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (18%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (10%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.7%)
  • February35 (8.2%)
  • March37 (8.7%)
  • April37 (8.7%)
  • May29 (6.8%)
  • June36 (8.4%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August27 (6.3%)
  • September32 (7.5%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November36 (8.4%)
  • December34 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (68%)
  • Wet or damp131 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph309 (72%)
  • 40 mph74 (17%)
  • 60 mph13 (3%)
  • 70 mph31 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (12%)
  • Roundabout38 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havant in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (56%)
  • Cyclist77 (15%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1550 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20116 (22%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (19%)
  • 36 to 4554 (10%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (64%)
  • Passenger120 (23%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havant in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havant had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 1997.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Havant with the most crashes in 1997

The A3 had the most collisions in Havant in 1997: 38, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havant, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3384802
2ndB2149243304
3rdA27203705
4thB2150172001
5thA3023141901
6thA3(M)122003
7thA20303302
8thA2593301
9thB21473300
10thB21482301
11thB21552200
12thA30201100
13thB20301300
14thB21771100

Towns in Havant: crashes in 1997

Havant itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 141.

Postcode districts in Havant: crashes in 1997

PO9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havant in 1997: 174.

Latest crashes in Havant in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Havant in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Havant road accidents in other years