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Portsmouth road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,048 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1989, and 1,241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 204 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1988 (1,005), and casualties rose from 1,175.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,048
Up 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,241
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
204
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1989

1.1% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious20419%
  • Slight83279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious22518%
  • Slight1,00481%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,048, up 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (14%)
  • Tuesday141 (13%)
  • Wednesday166 (16%)
  • Thursday188 (18%)
  • Friday153 (15%)
  • Saturday144 (14%)
  • Sunday108 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59147 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (8.6%)
  • February94 (9%)
  • March85 (8.1%)
  • April82 (7.8%)
  • May93 (8.9%)
  • June85 (8.1%)
  • July87 (8.3%)
  • August70 (6.7%)
  • September75 (7.2%)
  • October90 (8.6%)
  • November105 (10%)
  • December92 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight762 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit246 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds842 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other62 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry806 (77%)
  • Wet or damp235 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph873 (83%)
  • 40 mph73 (7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph41 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph60 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway732 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (14%)
  • Roundabout133 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (32%)
  • Cyclist247 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist241 (19%)
  • Pedestrian241 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1045 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1567 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20281 (23%)
  • 21 to 25197 (16%)
  • 26 to 35226 (18%)
  • 36 to 45118 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5594 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.4%)
  • Over 7545 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider742 (60%)
  • Passenger258 (21%)
  • Pedestrian241 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,105 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle261 (14%)
  • Motorcycle250 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car68 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach63 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 71st most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1989

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1989: 113, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3113132221
2ndA204790102110
3rdA203081109019
4thA2887687212
5thA27556817
6thM27182503
7thB2154161611
8thB2151121201
9thB2177121811
10thM27591002
11thB21557700
12thA3974400
13thB21523300
14thA3332410
15thA20401100
16thA32041100
17thA331101
18thA3531200
19thB21531100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1989

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 899.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1989

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1989: 254.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years