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Havant road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Havant in 1998, and 527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (427), and casualties fell from 528.

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

Collisions in 1998
430
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
527
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Havant in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Havant in 1998 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 20% in Havant from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight37788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight46989%

Havant road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havant, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 430, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (17%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday84 (20%)
  • Saturday47 (11%)
  • Sunday29 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.5%)
  • February28 (6.5%)
  • March31 (7.2%)
  • April32 (7.4%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June30 (7%)
  • July31 (7.2%)
  • August30 (7%)
  • September43 (10%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December32 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (69%)
  • Wet or damp131 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph282 (66%)
  • 40 mph83 (19%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph22 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph42 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (16%)
  • Roundabout59 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havant in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (55%)
  • Cyclist80 (15%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3%)
  • 6 to 1037 (7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2076 (14%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 35114 (22%)
  • 36 to 4567 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (65%)
  • Passenger105 (20%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (11%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havant in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havant had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 1998.

Collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Havant with the most crashes in 1998

The B2149 had the most collisions in Havant in 1998: 33, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havant, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB2149334117
2ndA3243113
3rdA27233504
4thA3023192401
5thB2150182000
6thA3(M)141802
7thA25991402
8thB21483301
9thB21772200
10thA20301100
11thB21401100
12thB21471100

Towns in Havant: crashes in 1998

Havant itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 163.

Postcode districts in Havant: crashes in 1998

PO9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havant in 1998: 207.

Latest crashes in Havant in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Havant in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Havant road accidents in other years