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Portsmouth road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,051 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1985, and 1,230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 238 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1984 (1,025), and casualties rose from 1,219.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,051
Up 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,230
Up 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
238
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1985

1% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious23823%
  • Slight80276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious26021%
  • Slight95978%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,051, up 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (16%)
  • Tuesday151 (14%)
  • Wednesday165 (16%)
  • Thursday155 (15%)
  • Friday169 (16%)
  • Saturday154 (15%)
  • Sunday87 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59145 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59280 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (5.5%)
  • February67 (6.4%)
  • March92 (8.8%)
  • April62 (5.9%)
  • May97 (9.2%)
  • June108 (10%)
  • July86 (8.2%)
  • August100 (9.5%)
  • September84 (8%)
  • October118 (11%)
  • November86 (8.2%)
  • December93 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight798 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit215 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds827 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other40 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry775 (74%)
  • Wet or damp251 (24%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.7%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph901 (86%)
  • 40 mph68 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph35 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph47 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway749 (71%)
  • Roundabout130 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist353 (29%)
  • Car occupant328 (27%)
  • Cyclist276 (22%)
  • Pedestrian215 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1056 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15101 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20333 (27%)
  • 21 to 25211 (17%)
  • 26 to 35165 (13%)
  • 36 to 45107 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5576 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.7%)
  • Over 7544 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider803 (65%)
  • Pedestrian215 (17%)
  • Passenger212 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car995 (54%)
  • Motorcycle370 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle290 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Portsmouth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Portsmouth ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 69th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1985

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1985: 137, including 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3137162033
2ndA204787103028
3rdA2886574016
4thA275265211
5thA20303854115
6thB2154303105
7thB2151131306
8thB2153121717
9thB213481002
10thB215581101
11thM278911
12thM27571201
13thB21776602
14thB21524400
15thA2042200
16thA3881100
17thA3971201
18thB20511201
19thB2151100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1985

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 934.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1985

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1985: 245.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1985, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years