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Portsmouth road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 913 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1999, and 1,108 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (906), and casualties fell from 1,134.

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

Collisions in 1999
913
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,108
Down 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1999

0.5% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious10812%
  • Slight80088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious11410%
  • Slight98989%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1999 is highlighted, with 913, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (16%)
  • Tuesday159 (17%)
  • Wednesday140 (15%)
  • Thursday131 (14%)
  • Friday149 (16%)
  • Saturday108 (12%)
  • Sunday81 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (7.9%)
  • February63 (6.9%)
  • March78 (8.5%)
  • April66 (7.2%)
  • May71 (7.8%)
  • June61 (6.7%)
  • July76 (8.3%)
  • August83 (9.1%)
  • September93 (10%)
  • October82 (9%)
  • November80 (8.8%)
  • December88 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight711 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds717 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other39 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry677 (74%)
  • Wet or damp227 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph720 (79%)
  • 40 mph81 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph31 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph79 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway607 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (17%)
  • Roundabout120 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant503 (45%)
  • Cyclist212 (19%)
  • Pedestrian172 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1067 (6%)
  • 11 to 1591 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20153 (14%)
  • 21 to 25116 (10%)
  • 26 to 35246 (22%)
  • 36 to 45152 (14%)
  • 46 to 55119 (11%)
  • 56 to 6562 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4%)
  • Over 7531 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider683 (62%)
  • Passenger253 (23%)
  • Pedestrian172 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,129 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle218 (13%)
  • Motorcycle114 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4%)
  • Bus or coach63 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car54 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 83rd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1999

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1999: 100, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA310011209
2ndA288718109
3rdA2030628508
4thA27628509
5thA2047617106
6thM275294124
7thB2154272802
8thM27223214
9thB2151151901
10thA397121400
11thB2152111301
12thB217791202
13thA2282201
14thA281100
15thA2871100
16thA30201100
17thA30471200

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1999

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 776.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1999

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1999: 250.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years