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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 634 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1985, and 903 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1984 (622), and casualties rose from 825.

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

Collisions in 1985
634
Up 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
903
Up 9% on 1984
Fatal collisions
16
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 1985

2.5% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1985 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious18028%
  • Slight43869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious24727%
  • Slight64071%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 634, up 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (15%)
  • Tuesday97 (15%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.3%)
  • February43 (6.8%)
  • March36 (5.7%)
  • April41 (6.5%)
  • May36 (5.7%)
  • June56 (8.8%)
  • July69 (11%)
  • August70 (11%)
  • September58 (9.1%)
  • October48 (7.6%)
  • November75 (12%)
  • December62 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight435 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other34 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry384 (61%)
  • Wet or damp220 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.8%)
  • Snow11 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph235 (37%)
  • 40 mph44 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph264 (42%)
  • 70 mph88 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway491 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (12%)
  • Roundabout59 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant521 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (18%)
  • Pedestrian87 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist62 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20237 (26%)
  • 21 to 25145 (16%)
  • 26 to 35155 (17%)
  • 36 to 45108 (12%)
  • 46 to 5577 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.4%)
  • Over 7516 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider561 (62%)
  • Passenger255 (28%)
  • Pedestrian87 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car793 (67%)
  • Motorcycle167 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basingstoke and Deane in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Basingstoke and Deane

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Basingstoke and Deane ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 133rd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 1985

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1985: 71, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33971120124
2ndA305066113
3rdA340374825
4thB34003660110
5thA332948111
6thA342541110
7thM3235226
8thB3051102204
9thA34361411
10thB30465701
11thA3033501

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1985

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 1985: 232.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1985

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 1985: 139.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1985, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years