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Portsmouth road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 882 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1992, and 1,060 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1991 (923), and casualties fell from 1,086.

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

Collisions in 1992
882
Down 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,060
Down 2% on 1991
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1992

0.6% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1992 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious12114%
  • Slight75686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious12912%
  • Slight92687%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1992 is highlighted, with 882, down 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (15%)
  • Tuesday115 (13%)
  • Wednesday142 (16%)
  • Thursday126 (14%)
  • Friday166 (19%)
  • Saturday119 (13%)
  • Sunday79 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.2%)
  • February59 (6.7%)
  • March69 (7.8%)
  • April58 (6.6%)
  • May87 (9.9%)
  • June79 (9%)
  • July65 (7.4%)
  • August64 (7.3%)
  • September72 (8.2%)
  • October66 (7.5%)
  • November86 (9.8%)
  • December105 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight635 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds675 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Other54 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry642 (73%)
  • Wet or damp235 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph735 (83%)
  • 40 mph63 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph30 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph52 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway561 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (17%)
  • Roundabout140 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (42%)
  • Cyclist222 (21%)
  • Pedestrian174 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1047 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1576 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20181 (17%)
  • 21 to 25170 (16%)
  • 26 to 35214 (20%)
  • 36 to 45137 (13%)
  • 46 to 5594 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6547 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.8%)
  • Over 7531 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider671 (63%)
  • Passenger215 (20%)
  • Pedestrian174 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,116 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle229 (14%)
  • Motorcycle130 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach54 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.7%)
  • Minibus13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 80th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
80th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1992

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1992: 110, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3110140020
2ndA2887388017
3rdA2047647005
4thA2030547019
5thA27455805
6thB2154212502
7thM27152302
8thA397101200
9thB2151101201
10thB217791501
11thM27591200
12thB21526700
13thB21556601
14thB21535500
15thA2282201
16thA3332301
17thA20401100
18thA20501200
19thA2971100
20thB21341100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1992

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 760.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1992

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1992: 220.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1992, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years