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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 485 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1981, and 670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1980 (541), and casualties fell from 748.

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

Collisions in 1981
485
Down 10% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
670
Down 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 1981

3.1% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1981 were fatal and 43% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.1%
  • Serious20743%
  • Slight26354%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious27040%
  • Slight38357%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 485, down 10% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday79 (16%)
  • Thursday65 (13%)
  • Friday73 (15%)
  • Saturday86 (18%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.2%)
  • February34 (7%)
  • March49 (10%)
  • April27 (5.6%)
  • May40 (8.2%)
  • June30 (6.2%)
  • July49 (10%)
  • August50 (10%)
  • September31 (6.4%)
  • October60 (12%)
  • November38 (7.8%)
  • December42 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (63%)
  • Wet or damp144 (30%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.5%)
  • Snow12 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph160 (33%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph230 (47%)
  • 70 mph61 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (11%)
  • Roundabout40 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (22%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist49 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20225 (34%)
  • 21 to 2578 (12%)
  • 26 to 3585 (13%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider410 (61%)
  • Passenger201 (30%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (63%)
  • Motorcycle143 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basingstoke and Deane in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1981.

Collisions
196th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 1981

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1981: 47, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3394776025
2ndA303849114
3rdB34003547116
4thA3402835013
5thM3202707
6thA34142007
7thA33132335
8thA343101713
9thB3051101307
10thB30465601
11thA9703703
12thB30482310
13thA3991301

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1981

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 1981: 139.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1981

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 1981: 86.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1981, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years