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Portsmouth road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,003 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1982, and 1,203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 280 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1981 (971), and casualties rose from 1,131.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,003
Up 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,203
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
9
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
280
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1982

0.9% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious28028%
  • Slight71471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious30525%
  • Slight88874%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,003, up 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (15%)
  • Tuesday140 (14%)
  • Wednesday139 (14%)
  • Thursday181 (18%)
  • Friday177 (18%)
  • Saturday125 (12%)
  • Sunday89 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59296 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7%)
  • February59 (5.9%)
  • March81 (8.1%)
  • April64 (6.4%)
  • May90 (9%)
  • June96 (9.6%)
  • July87 (8.7%)
  • August79 (7.9%)
  • September100 (10%)
  • October85 (8.5%)
  • November103 (10%)
  • December89 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight736 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit235 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds770 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other35 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry691 (69%)
  • Wet or damp303 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph859 (86%)
  • 40 mph66 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph38 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph39 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway732 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (12%)
  • Roundabout113 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist378 (31%)
  • Car occupant316 (26%)
  • Pedestrian229 (19%)
  • Cyclist205 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1064 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15105 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20324 (27%)
  • 21 to 25182 (15%)
  • 26 to 35160 (13%)
  • 36 to 4587 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5572 (6%)
  • 56 to 6594 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7563 (5.2%)
  • Over 7526 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider740 (62%)
  • Passenger234 (19%)
  • Pedestrian229 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car910 (52%)
  • Motorcycle397 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle226 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (4%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 79th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
79th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1982

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1982: 138, including 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3138165030
2ndA28895116032
3rdA204791117022
4thA276181016
5thA20305469120
6thB21544653010
7thB2151252709
8thB2153181914
9thA397121303
10thM27111205
11thB21528803
12thA3336902
13thB21774500
14thM2754501
15thB21552200
16thA30201100
17thB20471100
18thB33331100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1982

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 853.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1982

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1982: 237.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1982, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years