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PO12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,051 road traffic collisions in the PO12 postcode district, Gosport, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,926 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 1,201 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 58 collisions, down 21% on 2024 (73).

Collisions since 1979
6,051
314th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,926
1.14 per collision
Fatal collisions
35
37 people killed
Serious collisions
1,201
1,290 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
58
Down 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
72
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PO12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal350.6%
  • Serious1,20120%
  • Slight4,81580%

What the data shows

  • PO12 had 671 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 969 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in PO12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,132 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO12, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in PO12.

Where PO12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
314th
Most casualties
496th
Most fatal collisions
1,679th
Most serious collisions
203rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday885 (15%)
  • Tuesday975 (16%)
  • Wednesday909 (15%)
  • Thursday881 (15%)
  • Friday1,067 (18%)
  • Saturday782 (13%)
  • Sunday552 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,434 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,453 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown99 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,299 (88%)
  • Roundabout268 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway256 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road183 (3%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph5,757 (95%)
  • 40 mph251 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph18 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,845 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds703 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds132 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds120 (2%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other192 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,100 (30%)
  • Cyclist1,905 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist1,550 (22%)
  • Pedestrian1,051 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant167 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant51 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO12 peaked at 221 in 1980; 2025 had 58.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 58
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255872
20247388
20235154
20226269
20216472
20207076
20197282
20187991
20176975
20167384
20157799
201493103
20138895
20128592
201198112
201097114
2009102109
2008102110
2007107119
2006120153
2005102118
2004146159
2003124140
2002125144
2001134154
2000147172
1999156177
1998177209
1997171196
1996162187
1995157174
1994141161
1993142159
1992151172
1991144164
1990151172
1989157180
1988196221
1987180195
1986170201
1985194219
1984209236
1983181212
1982196230
1981188218
1980221259
1979189228

Map of recent crashes in PO12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO12

The 24 most recent collisions in PO12 happened between 16 July and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO12

The A32 has the most collisions in PO12, 1,579 of 6,051 (26%), followed by the B3333 (978).

Collisions in PO12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA321,5791,81311293
2ndB33339781,1197210
3rdB3334151701
4thA273301

Council areas covering PO12

Collisions in PO12 were recorded in 3 council areas. Gosport has 6,025 of 6,051 (99.6%).

Collisions in PO12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGosport6,0256,895351,199
2ndPortsmouth121300
3rdFareham111301

Town in PO12

Of the 6,051 collisions in PO12, 5,333 (88%) were in Gosport.