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Portsmouth road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 886 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1997, and 1,100 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1996 (980), and casualties fell from 1,184.

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

Collisions in 1997
886
Down 10% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,100
Down 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1997

0.5% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious11913%
  • Slight76386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious13512%
  • Slight96187%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1997 is highlighted, with 886, down 10% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (14%)
  • Tuesday154 (17%)
  • Wednesday134 (15%)
  • Thursday126 (14%)
  • Friday149 (17%)
  • Saturday107 (12%)
  • Sunday88 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59250 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.9%)
  • February55 (6.2%)
  • March68 (7.7%)
  • April60 (6.8%)
  • May91 (10%)
  • June65 (7.3%)
  • July83 (9.4%)
  • August64 (7.2%)
  • September68 (7.7%)
  • October95 (11%)
  • November93 (10%)
  • December74 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight653 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit208 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds685 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other51 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry625 (71%)
  • Wet or damp247 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph730 (82%)
  • 40 mph57 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph35 (4%)
  • 70 mph63 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway602 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (15%)
  • Roundabout119 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant541 (49%)
  • Pedestrian190 (17%)
  • Cyclist182 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1061 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1573 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20162 (15%)
  • 21 to 25174 (16%)
  • 26 to 35225 (20%)
  • 36 to 45131 (12%)
  • 46 to 5593 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.9%)
  • Over 7536 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider658 (60%)
  • Passenger252 (23%)
  • Pedestrian190 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,129 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle187 (11%)
  • Motorcycle103 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach55 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car54 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 88th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1997

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1997: 76, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3769906
2ndA2047557009
3rdA288547018
4thA27527607
5thA2030486209
6thB2154202905
7thM27182204
8thB2177141901
9thM275133104
10thB2151111401
11thB2152101104
12thA3979901
13thB21554602
14thA2282200
15thA3(M)1100
16thA30201101
17thA30241100
18thB21531200
19thB21571100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1997

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 773.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1997

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1997: 208.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years