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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 544 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1983, and 738 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1982 (630), and casualties fell from 851.

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

Collisions in 1983
544
Down 14% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
738
Down 13% on 1982
Fatal collisions
14
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 1983

2.6% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1983 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious15629%
  • Slight37469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious18926%
  • Slight53472%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 544, down 14% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (13%)
  • Thursday110 (20%)
  • Friday96 (18%)
  • Saturday84 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.7%)
  • February30 (5.5%)
  • March36 (6.6%)
  • April48 (8.8%)
  • May46 (8.5%)
  • June60 (11%)
  • July50 (9.2%)
  • August48 (8.8%)
  • September46 (8.5%)
  • October52 (9.6%)
  • November40 (7.4%)
  • December46 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds459 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (70%)
  • Wet or damp148 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (38%)
  • 40 mph40 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph208 (38%)
  • 70 mph85 (16%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (13%)
  • Roundabout45 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (26%)
  • Pedestrian71 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist52 (7%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20209 (28%)
  • 21 to 25109 (15%)
  • 26 to 3598 (13%)
  • 36 to 4583 (11%)
  • 46 to 5570 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (63%)
  • Passenger202 (27%)
  • Pedestrian71 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car614 (62%)
  • Motorcycle190 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basingstoke and Deane in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Basingstoke and Deane

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Basingstoke and Deane ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 160th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 1983

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1983: 51, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3395182417
2ndA304665118
3rdB3400323909
4thA333045110
5thA340293618
6thM3265418
7thA34214014
8thA34391803
9thB30517902
10thA3034701
11thB30464601

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1983

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 1983: 189.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1983

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 1983: 111.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years