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Portsmouth road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,001 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1986, and 1,175 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 232 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (1,051), and casualties fell from 1,230.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,001
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,175
Down 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
232
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1986

1% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1986 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious23223%
  • Slight75976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious24721%
  • Slight91878%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,001, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (14%)
  • Tuesday161 (16%)
  • Wednesday166 (17%)
  • Thursday163 (16%)
  • Friday160 (16%)
  • Saturday117 (12%)
  • Sunday89 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59158 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59259 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (8.6%)
  • February56 (5.6%)
  • March85 (8.5%)
  • April77 (7.7%)
  • May86 (8.6%)
  • June82 (8.2%)
  • July87 (8.7%)
  • August77 (7.7%)
  • September83 (8.3%)
  • October103 (10%)
  • November102 (10%)
  • December77 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight723 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit255 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds751 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Other32 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry714 (71%)
  • Wet or damp270 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph833 (83%)
  • 40 mph66 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph30 (3%)
  • 70 mph71 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway706 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (15%)
  • Roundabout110 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist319 (27%)
  • Cyclist229 (19%)
  • Pedestrian222 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1046 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1588 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20328 (28%)
  • 21 to 25196 (17%)
  • 26 to 35158 (13%)
  • 36 to 4598 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 55100 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.7%)
  • Over 7535 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider736 (63%)
  • Pedestrian222 (19%)
  • Passenger217 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,006 (56%)
  • Motorcycle343 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle236 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.4%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1986

Map of the last 5 crashes of 1986 in Portsmouth

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  • 5 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Portsmouth ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 73rd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1986

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1986: 114, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3114123217
2ndA2047103115018
3rdA2886473012
4thA20304858116
5thA274557110
6thM27183405
7thB2154162005
8thB2177111606
9thB21559901
10thM27591212
11thA3978902
12thB21518801
13thB21538803
14thA3334502
15thB21343301
16thB21523300
17thB20472201
18thA20401101
19thA301100
20thB21641101

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1986

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 798.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1986

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1986: 215.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1986, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years