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Portsmouth road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 925 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1980, and 1,126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 302 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (983), and casualties fell from 1,216.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,247 collisions in Portsmouth.

Collisions in 1980
925
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,126
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
302
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1980

0.9% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1980 were fatal and 33% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious30233%
  • Slight61566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious33530%
  • Slight78370%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1980 is highlighted, with 925, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025457510
2024449519
2023463534
2022449529
2021428486
2020427495
2019484563
2018520608
2017541614
2016561652
2015591663
2014589693
2013607727
2012634740
2011684807
2010582742
2009596705
2008597719
2007675788
2006719877
2005729915
2004784962
20038051,016
20029111,146
20018111,014
20009801,217
19999131,108
19989061,134
19978861,100
19969801,184
19959501,158
19949091,081
19939841,180
19928821,060
19919231,086
19909671,154
19891,0481,241
19881,0051,175
19879091,097
19861,0011,175
19851,0511,230
19841,0251,219
19839531,108
19821,0031,203
19819711,131
19809251,126
19799831,216

When and where crashes happen in Portsmouth in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (14%)
  • Tuesday141 (15%)
  • Wednesday132 (14%)
  • Thursday138 (15%)
  • Friday151 (16%)
  • Saturday150 (16%)
  • Sunday84 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59191 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59216 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.6%)
  • February65 (7%)
  • March65 (7%)
  • April82 (8.9%)
  • May69 (7.5%)
  • June73 (7.9%)
  • July90 (9.7%)
  • August82 (8.9%)
  • September69 (7.5%)
  • October93 (10%)
  • November83 (9%)
  • December84 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight691 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds725 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other35 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry658 (71%)
  • Wet or damp261 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph774 (84%)
  • 40 mph55 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph18 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph78 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway709 (77%)
  • Roundabout96 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist364 (32%)
  • Car occupant306 (27%)
  • Pedestrian207 (18%)
  • Cyclist164 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2%)
  • 6 to 1062 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20354 (31%)
  • 21 to 25149 (13%)
  • 26 to 35144 (13%)
  • 36 to 4586 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5581 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6572 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7552 (4.6%)
  • Over 7528 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider692 (61%)
  • Passenger227 (20%)
  • Pedestrian207 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car812 (52%)
  • Motorcycle386 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle174 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.1%)
  • Minibus17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Portsmouth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Portsmouth ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 85th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
85th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1980

The A2047 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1980: 109, including 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2047109120033
2ndA3108130133
3rdA28888103128
4thA20305271126
5thA275167213
6thB21543640017
7thB2151152105
8thA397131804
9thM27132202
10thB2177111505
11thB215291103
12thB215391102
13thA33381003
14thB21343300
15thA20422301
16thM2752200
17thA2041200
18thB20471101
19thB21551100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1980

Portsmouth had 808 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1980

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1980: 234.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1980, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years