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Portsmouth road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 906 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1998, and 1,134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1997 (886), and casualties rose from 1,100.

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

Collisions in 1998
906
Up 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,134
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1998

0.4% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious9711%
  • Slight80589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious1069.3%
  • Slight1,02490%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1998 is highlighted, with 906, up 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (14%)
  • Tuesday124 (14%)
  • Wednesday138 (15%)
  • Thursday146 (16%)
  • Friday159 (18%)
  • Saturday120 (13%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59234 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (6.3%)
  • February92 (10%)
  • March68 (7.5%)
  • April81 (8.9%)
  • May73 (8.1%)
  • June73 (8.1%)
  • July88 (9.7%)
  • August63 (7%)
  • September62 (6.8%)
  • October77 (8.5%)
  • November101 (11%)
  • December71 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight685 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds723 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other35 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry653 (72%)
  • Wet or damp252 (28%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph693 (76%)
  • 40 mph74 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph37 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph89 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway578 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway170 (19%)
  • Roundabout122 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant585 (52%)
  • Pedestrian172 (15%)
  • Cyclist162 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1059 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1572 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20169 (15%)
  • 21 to 25151 (13%)
  • 26 to 35263 (23%)
  • 36 to 45150 (13%)
  • 46 to 55109 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6548 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.4%)
  • Over 7524 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider693 (61%)
  • Passenger269 (24%)
  • Pedestrian172 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,195 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle166 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle104 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car71 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.7%)
  • Minibus14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 84th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1998

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1998: 92, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39211626
2ndA203072100010
3rdA27608616
4thA288606806
5thA2047445002
6thM27305404
7thM275182901
8thB2154161802
9thB2151121503
10thB21559903
11thB21777801
12thA3975600
13thB21522201
14thA20401100
15thA241100
16thA3091100
17thA3331300
18thB20301100
19thB21531100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1998

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 763.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1998

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1998: 251.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years