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Portsmouth road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 984 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1993, and 1,180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1992 (882), and casualties rose from 1,060.

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

Collisions in 1993
984
Up 12% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,180
Up 11% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1993

0.8% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1993 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious13714%
  • Slight83985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious14412%
  • Slight1,02887%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1993 is highlighted, with 984, up 12% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (14%)
  • Tuesday149 (15%)
  • Wednesday140 (14%)
  • Thursday167 (17%)
  • Friday169 (17%)
  • Saturday127 (13%)
  • Sunday92 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59171 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59257 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (8.8%)
  • February74 (7.5%)
  • March82 (8.3%)
  • April83 (8.4%)
  • May85 (8.6%)
  • June96 (9.8%)
  • July86 (8.7%)
  • August53 (5.4%)
  • September85 (8.6%)
  • October86 (8.7%)
  • November81 (8.2%)
  • December86 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight724 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit216 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds736 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other54 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry711 (72%)
  • Wet or damp266 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph803 (82%)
  • 40 mph64 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph48 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph69 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway660 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (15%)
  • Roundabout129 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant547 (46%)
  • Cyclist227 (19%)
  • Pedestrian183 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1053 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1559 (5%)
  • 16 to 20205 (17%)
  • 21 to 25215 (18%)
  • 26 to 35263 (22%)
  • 36 to 45137 (12%)
  • 46 to 5599 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6563 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.1%)
  • Over 7522 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider743 (63%)
  • Passenger254 (22%)
  • Pedestrian183 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,234 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle235 (13%)
  • Motorcycle142 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach61 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.3%)
  • Minibus15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Portsmouth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Portsmouth ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 63rd most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1993

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1993: 101, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3101118319
2ndA204798112014
3rdA20307297012
4thA288627815
5thA27577205
6thB2154232902
7thM27202312
8thB2177182605
9thB2151162502
10thB215591101
11thM27591401
12thA3978801
13thB21537703
14thB21524600
15thA2042200
16thA20402401
17thA20411100
18thA20701100
19thA3(M)1100
20thB20301100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1993

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 814.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1993

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1993: 273.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1993, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years