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Portsmouth road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,025 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1984, and 1,219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 241 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (953), and casualties rose from 1,108.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,025
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,219
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
18
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
241
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1984

1.8% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.8%
  • Serious24124%
  • Slight76675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.5%
  • Serious26622%
  • Slight93577%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,025, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (16%)
  • Tuesday133 (13%)
  • Wednesday160 (16%)
  • Thursday183 (18%)
  • Friday162 (16%)
  • Saturday135 (13%)
  • Sunday91 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59285 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (8.1%)
  • February55 (5.4%)
  • March93 (9.1%)
  • April68 (6.6%)
  • May83 (8.1%)
  • June95 (9.3%)
  • July81 (7.9%)
  • August89 (8.7%)
  • September93 (9.1%)
  • October90 (8.8%)
  • November115 (11%)
  • December80 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight736 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit251 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds769 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other46 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry750 (73%)
  • Wet or damp273 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph875 (85%)
  • 40 mph66 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph36 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph48 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway737 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (12%)
  • Roundabout122 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist369 (30%)
  • Car occupant306 (25%)
  • Cyclist275 (23%)
  • Pedestrian204 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1048 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1594 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20365 (30%)
  • 21 to 25191 (16%)
  • 26 to 35139 (11%)
  • 36 to 45118 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5568 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7563 (5.2%)
  • Over 7540 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider784 (64%)
  • Passenger231 (19%)
  • Pedestrian204 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car989 (53%)
  • Motorcycle389 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle291 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach47 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 72nd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1984

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1984: 156, including 2 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3156188234
2ndA2887381220
3rdA20305978214
4thA20475975112
5thA27486029
6thB2154272809
7thB2151161807
8thA397131508
9thB2134111205
10thB2153111204
11thB2155101201
12thM27101710
13thB21529911
14thM27581101
15thA3336803
16thB21773400
17thA2042301
18thA30471100
19thB21491101
20thB21931100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1984

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 888.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1984

PO2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1984: 217.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1984, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years