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Portsmouth road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 909 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1987, and 1,097 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 201 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1986 (1,001), and casualties fell from 1,175.

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

Collisions in 1987
909
Down 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,097
Down 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
201
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1987

0.8% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious20122%
  • Slight70177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious21720%
  • Slight87380%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1987 is highlighted, with 909, down 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (14%)
  • Tuesday156 (17%)
  • Wednesday135 (15%)
  • Thursday144 (16%)
  • Friday154 (17%)
  • Saturday124 (14%)
  • Sunday71 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59214 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (4.8%)
  • February52 (5.7%)
  • March72 (7.9%)
  • April69 (7.6%)
  • May76 (8.4%)
  • June84 (9.2%)
  • July86 (9.5%)
  • August75 (8.3%)
  • September92 (10%)
  • October89 (9.8%)
  • November86 (9.5%)
  • December84 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight676 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit208 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds717 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other44 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry643 (71%)
  • Wet or damp252 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph756 (83%)
  • 40 mph66 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph32 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph54 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway657 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (13%)
  • Roundabout103 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist278 (25%)
  • Cyclist215 (20%)
  • Pedestrian208 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1046 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1570 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20310 (28%)
  • 21 to 25158 (14%)
  • 26 to 35158 (14%)
  • 36 to 45103 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5571 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6563 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.9%)
  • Over 7539 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider676 (62%)
  • Passenger213 (19%)
  • Pedestrian208 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car868 (54%)
  • Motorcycle296 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle223 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Portsmouth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Portsmouth ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 80th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1987

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1987: 103, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3103127227
2ndA20476882015
3rdA2885464011
4thA274460011
5thA2030436029
6thB2154252907
7thM27131602
8thB2177101505
9thB21519901
10thA3978802
11thB21538902
12thB21527701
13thM27561001
14thB21553401
15thA2041100
16thA20401100
17thA3(M)1100
18thA3331101
19thB20301100
20thB21321100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1987

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 782.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1987

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1987: 220.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years