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Portsmouth road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 980 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1996, and 1,184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1995 (950), and casualties rose from 1,158.

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

Collisions in 1996
980
Up 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,184
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1996

0.4% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious13013%
  • Slight84686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious13712%
  • Slight1,04388%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1996 is highlighted, with 980, up 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (13%)
  • Tuesday164 (17%)
  • Wednesday144 (15%)
  • Thursday143 (15%)
  • Friday186 (19%)
  • Saturday117 (12%)
  • Sunday103 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59226 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (9.2%)
  • February76 (7.8%)
  • March62 (6.3%)
  • April82 (8.4%)
  • May85 (8.7%)
  • June73 (7.4%)
  • July72 (7.3%)
  • August82 (8.4%)
  • September83 (8.5%)
  • October102 (10%)
  • November97 (9.9%)
  • December76 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight738 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit220 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds794 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry731 (75%)
  • Wet or damp242 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph781 (80%)
  • 40 mph68 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph41 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph86 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway639 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (17%)
  • Roundabout127 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant573 (48%)
  • Cyclist208 (18%)
  • Pedestrian208 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (4%)
  • Van occupant24 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1068 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1574 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20155 (13%)
  • 21 to 25184 (16%)
  • 26 to 35299 (25%)
  • 36 to 45133 (11%)
  • 46 to 5591 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6575 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.8%)
  • Over 7534 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider704 (59%)
  • Passenger272 (23%)
  • Pedestrian208 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,292 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle211 (12%)
  • Motorcycle98 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 67th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1996

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1996: 96, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA396118016
2ndA277710906
3rdA20477285011
4thA2030637709
5thA2886073014
6thM27233502
7thB2154172012
8thM275152003
9thB2177142102
10thB2151131702
11thA3979900
12thB21527700
13thB21556601
14thB21534601
15thA20402200
16thB21342200
17thA2281100
18thA30471101
19thA3331100
20thA3951100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1996

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 831.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1996

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1996: 267.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years