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Havant road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Havant in 2008, and 283 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2007 (282), and casualties fell from 337.

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

Collisions in 2008
232
Down 18% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
283
Down 16% on 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Havant in 2008

None of the collisions in Havant in 2008 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 1% and 20% in Havant from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight19584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight24687%

Havant road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havant, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 232, down 18% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 232
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (17%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.9%)
  • February16 (6.9%)
  • March13 (5.6%)
  • April22 (9.5%)
  • May16 (6.9%)
  • June20 (8.6%)
  • July26 (11%)
  • August16 (6.9%)
  • September27 (12%)
  • October19 (8.2%)
  • November19 (8.2%)
  • December22 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (76%)
  • Wet or damp53 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph173 (75%)
  • 40 mph34 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (14%)
  • Roundabout22 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havant in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (22%)
  • Cyclist33 (12%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6%)
  • 16 to 2074 (26%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3539 (14%)
  • 36 to 4530 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6%)
  • Over 7517 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (74%)
  • Passenger51 (18%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car294 (69%)
  • Motorcycle62 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havant in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Havant

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Havant ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havant had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 2008.

Collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 15 other areas
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Havant in 2008

Havant St Faith's, Havant, PO9 1HH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Havant in 2008, with 22 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Havant with the most crashes in 2008

The A3 had the most collisions in Havant in 2008: 33, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havant, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3334205
2ndB2149192603
3rdA3023161801
4thA2791100
5thB21509901
6thA20307801
7thA2595502
8thB21774401
9thB21483300
10thA3(M)2301
11thA30251100
12thB11100
13thB21471201

Towns in Havant: crashes in 2008

Havant itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 70.

Postcode districts in Havant: crashes in 2008

PO9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havant in 2008: 98.

Latest crashes in Havant in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Havant in 2008, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Havant road accidents in other years