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Portsmouth road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 923 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1991, and 1,086 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1990 (967), and casualties fell from 1,154.

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

Collisions in 1991
923
Down 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,086
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
11
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1991

1.2% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious14516%
  • Slight76783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious15815%
  • Slight91784%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1991 is highlighted, with 923, down 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (14%)
  • Tuesday128 (14%)
  • Wednesday144 (16%)
  • Thursday141 (15%)
  • Friday165 (18%)
  • Saturday122 (13%)
  • Sunday93 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (8.2%)
  • February75 (8.1%)
  • March66 (7.2%)
  • April74 (8%)
  • May88 (9.5%)
  • June90 (9.8%)
  • July84 (9.1%)
  • August68 (7.4%)
  • September80 (8.7%)
  • October70 (7.6%)
  • November84 (9.1%)
  • December68 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight660 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown41 (4.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds701 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other53 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry659 (71%)
  • Wet or damp253 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph781 (85%)
  • 40 mph58 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph27 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph55 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway623 (67%)
  • Roundabout141 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (37%)
  • Cyclist240 (22%)
  • Pedestrian196 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1062 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1569 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20248 (23%)
  • 21 to 25162 (15%)
  • 26 to 35186 (17%)
  • 36 to 45102 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5580 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.7%)
  • Over 7534 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider649 (60%)
  • Passenger241 (22%)
  • Pedestrian196 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,030 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle247 (15%)
  • Motorcycle167 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car58 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.5%)
  • Minibus11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 77th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1991

The A2047 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1991: 83, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20478392217
2ndA38095116
3rdA2030506428
4thA27415006
5thA288374405
6thB2154162011
7thM27111201
8thM275112013
9thA3978902
10thB215381002
11thB21516700
12thB21556601
13thA2044400
14thB21774410
15thB21343400
16thA30202201
17thA3332200
18thA21100
19thA2331201
20thA30471100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1991

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 813.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1991

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1991: 201.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years