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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 597 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1986, and 827 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1985 (634), and casualties fell from 903.

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

Collisions in 1986
597
Down 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
827
Down 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
26
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 1986

4.4% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal264.4%
  • Serious15726%
  • Slight41469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal283.4%
  • Serious19123%
  • Slight60874%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 597, down 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (15%)
  • Tuesday91 (15%)
  • Wednesday86 (14%)
  • Thursday92 (15%)
  • Friday84 (14%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.4%)
  • February31 (5.2%)
  • March35 (5.9%)
  • April53 (8.9%)
  • May54 (9%)
  • June47 (7.9%)
  • July54 (9%)
  • August58 (9.7%)
  • September48 (8%)
  • October48 (8%)
  • November60 (10%)
  • December65 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight426 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (59%)
  • Wet or damp227 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (32%)
  • 40 mph55 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph241 (40%)
  • 70 mph106 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway444 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (16%)
  • Roundabout53 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (17%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist61 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20221 (27%)
  • 21 to 25136 (16%)
  • 26 to 35137 (17%)
  • 36 to 4577 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5572 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.6%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider513 (62%)
  • Passenger246 (30%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car735 (67%)
  • Motorcycle142 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Basingstoke and Deane ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 149th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 1986

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1986: 59, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3395978314
2ndA30517638
3rdB34004366212
4thM33555010
5thA33334645
6thA340264036
7thA34253116
8thB305191404
9thB30467803
10thA3035902
11thA34351113
12thA30102200
13thB30841101

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1986

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 1986: 175.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1986

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 1986: 110.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1986, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years