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Portsmouth road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 967 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1990, and 1,154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1989 (1,048), and casualties fell from 1,241.

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

Collisions in 1990
967
Down 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,154
Down 7% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1990

0.9% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious16617%
  • Slight79282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious18816%
  • Slight95683%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1990 is highlighted, with 967, down 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (16%)
  • Tuesday124 (13%)
  • Wednesday125 (13%)
  • Thursday170 (18%)
  • Friday156 (16%)
  • Saturday133 (14%)
  • Sunday100 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (7.4%)
  • February88 (9.1%)
  • March89 (9.2%)
  • April75 (7.8%)
  • May76 (7.9%)
  • June87 (9%)
  • July71 (7.3%)
  • August65 (6.7%)
  • September67 (6.9%)
  • October103 (11%)
  • November95 (9.8%)
  • December79 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight696 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit221 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds761 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other42 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry717 (74%)
  • Wet or damp247 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph808 (84%)
  • 40 mph63 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph36 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph59 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway679 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (13%)
  • Roundabout130 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (38%)
  • Pedestrian221 (19%)
  • Cyclist206 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist204 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1057 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1571 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20252 (22%)
  • 21 to 25184 (16%)
  • 26 to 35185 (16%)
  • 36 to 45112 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5574 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6577 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.9%)
  • Over 7544 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider668 (58%)
  • Passenger265 (23%)
  • Pedestrian221 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,074 (62%)
  • Motorcycle221 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle214 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car55 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.2%)
  • Minibus13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 79th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
79th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1990

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1990: 108, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3108128124
2ndA20478696014
3rdA2887994015
4thA27537215
5thA2030505704
6thA397172203
7thM275152712
8thB2153121201
9thB2154111200
10thB2177101403
11thM2791100
12thB21518802
13thB21555604
14thB21524401
15thA20402202
16thA30202201
17thA2041100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1990

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 830.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1990

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1990: 231.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years