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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 630 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1982, and 851 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 219 were serious.

Collisions were up 30% on 1981 (485), and casualties rose from 670.

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

Collisions in 1982
630
Up 30% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
851
Up 27% on 1981
Fatal collisions
21
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
219
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 1982

3.3% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1982 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.3%
  • Serious21935%
  • Slight39062%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.6%
  • Serious27232%
  • Slight55765%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 630, up 30% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (12%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (15%)
  • Thursday96 (15%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday83 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.5%)
  • February31 (4.9%)
  • March42 (6.7%)
  • April40 (6.3%)
  • May34 (5.4%)
  • June51 (8.1%)
  • July54 (8.6%)
  • August58 (9.2%)
  • September66 (10%)
  • October78 (12%)
  • November69 (11%)
  • December66 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight429 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds468 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry368 (58%)
  • Wet or damp237 (38%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.9%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph238 (38%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph250 (40%)
  • 70 mph92 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway482 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (14%)
  • Roundabout52 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant473 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (22%)
  • Pedestrian81 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist65 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20240 (28%)
  • 21 to 25127 (15%)
  • 26 to 35142 (17%)
  • 36 to 4589 (10%)
  • 46 to 5569 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider544 (64%)
  • Passenger226 (27%)
  • Pedestrian81 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car756 (67%)
  • Motorcycle183 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basingstoke and Deane in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 137th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
137th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 1982

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1982: 59, including 6 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3395985616
2ndA305580214
3rdB34004563217
4thA3404458013
5thM33346015
6thA342948114
7thA33253738
8thA343101502
9thB305191304
10thB30464402
11thA3032301
12thB30482210

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1982

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 1982: 217.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1982

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 1982: 126.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1982, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years