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Portsmouth road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 909 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1994, and 1,081 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1993 (984), and casualties fell from 1,180.

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

Collisions in 1994
909
Down 8% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,081
Down 8% on 1993
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1994

0.7% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1994 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious14716%
  • Slight75683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious15815%
  • Slight91785%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1994 is highlighted, with 909, down 8% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (16%)
  • Tuesday119 (13%)
  • Wednesday119 (13%)
  • Thursday154 (17%)
  • Friday165 (18%)
  • Saturday125 (14%)
  • Sunday80 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59209 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (8.4%)
  • February65 (7.2%)
  • March70 (7.7%)
  • April57 (6.3%)
  • May71 (7.8%)
  • June93 (10%)
  • July71 (7.8%)
  • August89 (9.8%)
  • September53 (5.8%)
  • October100 (11%)
  • November76 (8.4%)
  • December88 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight664 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit226 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds693 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other60 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry648 (71%)
  • Wet or damp250 (28%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph729 (80%)
  • 40 mph65 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph41 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph69 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway574 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway157 (17%)
  • Roundabout143 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (45%)
  • Cyclist204 (19%)
  • Pedestrian187 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1053 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1577 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20180 (17%)
  • 21 to 25153 (14%)
  • 26 to 35224 (21%)
  • 36 to 45138 (13%)
  • 46 to 5594 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6552 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7560 (5.6%)
  • Over 7534 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider665 (62%)
  • Passenger229 (21%)
  • Pedestrian187 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,112 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle209 (13%)
  • Motorcycle127 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (4%)
  • Bus or coach61 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 79th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
79th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1994

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1994: 98, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA398124022
2ndA203080100018
3rdA20477176218
4thA288647608
5thA27567818
6thB2154222600
7thM27192002
8thB2177162102
9thM275111802
10thA39791004
11thB21517900
12thB21525601
13thB21343300
14thA2282200
15thB21532200
16thB21552300
17thA20701100
18thA30201100
19thA30471100
20thB21311100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1994

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 776.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1994

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1994: 241.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1994, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years