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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 539 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1979, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 222 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,610 collisions in Basingstoke and Deane.

Collisions in 1979
539
Casualties in 1979
703
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
222
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 1979

2% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1979 were fatal and 41% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious22241%
  • Slight30657%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious26337%
  • Slight42761%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 539.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025276365
2024266362
2023275354
2022284387
2021249314
2020229307
2019288386
2018295386
2017262364
2016345457
2015340427
2014334431
2013347426
2012321446
2011336438
2010337430
2009330422
2008358485
2007442553
2006432563
2005508650
2004446643
2003519717
2002567746
2001556805
2000591839
1999615881
1998607849
1997683914
1996657951
1995624853
1994622883
1993647893
1992671916
1991641863
1990729989
19897131,009
1988659946
1987617885
1986597827
1985634903
1984622825
1983544738
1982630851
1981485670
1980541748
1979539703

When and where crashes happen in Basingstoke and Deane in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (11%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday89 (17%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.2%)
  • February31 (5.8%)
  • March54 (10%)
  • April37 (6.9%)
  • May35 (6.5%)
  • June42 (7.8%)
  • July40 (7.4%)
  • August53 (9.8%)
  • September44 (8.2%)
  • October57 (11%)
  • November59 (11%)
  • December48 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other21 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (58%)
  • Wet or damp175 (32%)
  • Frost or ice36 (6.7%)
  • Snow16 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (33%)
  • 40 mph51 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph308 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (26%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20210 (30%)
  • 21 to 2594 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (15%)
  • 36 to 4584 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.3%)
  • Over 757 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider463 (66%)
  • Passenger175 (25%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (58%)
  • Motorcycle190 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basingstoke and Deane in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Basingstoke and Deane

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Basingstoke and Deane ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 172nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
188th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 1979

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1979: 58, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3395877129
2ndA305376123
3rdB34003246110
4thA333043111
5thA34233629
6thA340222519
7thM3182917
8thA34391515
9thB30467801
10thB30516904
11thA3032301
12thA391101
13thA3991101
14thB30481100

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1979

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 1979: 189.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1979

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 1979: 117.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years