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Portsmouth road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 950 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1995, and 1,158 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1994 (909), and casualties rose from 1,081.

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

Collisions in 1995
950
Up 5% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,158
Up 7% on 1994
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1995

0.5% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1995 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious13214%
  • Slight81386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious14913%
  • Slight1,00487%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1995 is highlighted, with 950, up 5% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (14%)
  • Tuesday147 (15%)
  • Wednesday142 (15%)
  • Thursday158 (17%)
  • Friday165 (17%)
  • Saturday123 (13%)
  • Sunday84 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59140 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59176 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8.9%)
  • February84 (8.8%)
  • March76 (8%)
  • April72 (7.6%)
  • May91 (9.6%)
  • June71 (7.5%)
  • July76 (8%)
  • August73 (7.7%)
  • September78 (8.2%)
  • October87 (9.2%)
  • November85 (8.9%)
  • December72 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight719 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds750 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other34 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry676 (71%)
  • Wet or damp268 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph745 (78%)
  • 40 mph66 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph26 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph38 (4%)
  • 70 mph70 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway631 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway151 (16%)
  • Roundabout133 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant546 (47%)
  • Cyclist233 (20%)
  • Pedestrian169 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1059 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1574 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20157 (14%)
  • 21 to 25203 (18%)
  • 26 to 35277 (24%)
  • 36 to 45121 (10%)
  • 46 to 5593 (8%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.4%)
  • Over 7529 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider715 (62%)
  • Passenger274 (24%)
  • Pedestrian169 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,223 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle239 (13%)
  • Motorcycle117 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach49 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car46 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 72nd most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1995

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1995: 98, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA398132010
2ndA20478596011
3rdA2887784017
4thA2030739238
5thA27678704
6thM27405406
7thM275213814
8thB2154202705
9thA397172104
10thB2177132003
11thB2151121401
12thB21555601
13thB21344400
14thB21524401
15thA2282301
16thA331100
17thA3991201
18thB21531100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1995

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 790.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1995

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1995: 270.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1995, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years