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Portsmouth road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,005 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1988, and 1,175 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 208 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1987 (909), and casualties rose from 1,097.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,005
Up 11% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,175
Up 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
15
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
208
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1988

1.5% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious20821%
  • Slight78278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious23220%
  • Slight92879%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,005, up 11% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (14%)
  • Tuesday125 (12%)
  • Wednesday153 (15%)
  • Thursday158 (16%)
  • Friday178 (18%)
  • Saturday146 (15%)
  • Sunday100 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59144 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59273 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59128 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (10%)
  • February72 (7.2%)
  • March92 (9.2%)
  • April60 (6%)
  • May83 (8.3%)
  • June93 (9.3%)
  • July73 (7.3%)
  • August70 (7%)
  • September82 (8.2%)
  • October84 (8.4%)
  • November112 (11%)
  • December83 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight700 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit272 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds808 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other55 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry769 (77%)
  • Wet or damp233 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph842 (84%)
  • 40 mph71 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph38 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph52 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway709 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (13%)
  • Roundabout131 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist269 (23%)
  • Pedestrian242 (21%)
  • Cyclist236 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3%)
  • 6 to 1057 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1568 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20322 (27%)
  • 21 to 25177 (15%)
  • 26 to 35162 (14%)
  • 36 to 45117 (10%)
  • 46 to 5583 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6555 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7556 (4.8%)
  • Over 7543 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider700 (60%)
  • Pedestrian242 (21%)
  • Passenger233 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car996 (56%)
  • Motorcycle288 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle244 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach66 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car56 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 73rd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1988

The A2047 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1988: 112, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2047112121322
2ndA3109135122
3rdA2887080214
4thA275875411
5thA2030354606
6thA397141504
7thB2154141403
8thM27111504
9thB215591001
10thB217791402
11thM27581404
12thB21526700
13thB21515501
14thA20404700
15thB21533401
16thA2042500
17thB21342200
18thA3331101

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1988

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 871.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1988

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1988: 232.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years