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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 541 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1980, and 748 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 227 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1979 (539), and casualties rose from 703.

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

Collisions in 1980
541
Level with 1979
Casualties in 1980
748
Up 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
227
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 1980

2.4% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1980 were fatal and 42% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious22742%
  • Slight30156%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious26535%
  • Slight46863%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 541, level with 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday100 (18%)
  • Saturday73 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (5.9%)
  • February39 (7.2%)
  • March39 (7.2%)
  • April42 (7.8%)
  • May36 (6.7%)
  • June39 (7.2%)
  • July49 (9.1%)
  • August55 (10%)
  • September59 (11%)
  • October57 (11%)
  • November47 (8.7%)
  • December47 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds413 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (65%)
  • Wet or damp172 (32%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (33%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph135 (25%)
  • 70 mph188 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (15%)
  • Roundabout51 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (22%)
  • Pedestrian93 (12%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20223 (30%)
  • 21 to 25101 (14%)
  • 26 to 35114 (15%)
  • 36 to 4580 (11%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider460 (61%)
  • Passenger195 (26%)
  • Pedestrian93 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (63%)
  • Motorcycle164 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basingstoke and Deane in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 173rd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 1980

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1980: 61, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3396191122
2ndA304971220
3rdA343156215
4thB34002734015
5thA33253909
6thM3253509
7thA3402442110
8thA3437703
9thB30517915
10thB30466713
11thA3321101
12thA34001200
13thB1221101
14thB30481100

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1980

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 1980: 176.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1980

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 1980: 116.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years