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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 617 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1987, and 885 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1986 (597), and casualties rose from 827.

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

Collisions in 1987
617
Up 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
885
Up 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
16
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 1987

2.6% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious15725%
  • Slight44472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.9%
  • Serious20123%
  • Slight66775%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 617, up 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (15%)
  • Tuesday93 (15%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (13%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.6%)
  • February31 (5%)
  • March40 (6.5%)
  • April43 (7%)
  • May35 (5.7%)
  • June53 (8.6%)
  • July53 (8.6%)
  • August55 (8.9%)
  • September51 (8.3%)
  • October72 (12%)
  • November64 (10%)
  • December73 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight443 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (16%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other25 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (59%)
  • Wet or damp239 (39%)
  • Snow10 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph212 (34%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph247 (40%)
  • 70 mph108 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway465 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (17%)
  • Roundabout47 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant576 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (14%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist59 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20205 (23%)
  • 21 to 25141 (16%)
  • 26 to 35143 (16%)
  • 36 to 45120 (14%)
  • 46 to 5579 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6543 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.4%)
  • Over 7518 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider532 (60%)
  • Passenger290 (33%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car815 (72%)
  • Motorcycle117 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basingstoke and Deane in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Basingstoke and Deane

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Basingstoke and Deane ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 134th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 1987

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1987: 68, including 5 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33968116519
2ndA305591219
3rdM35279013
4thB3400334318
5thA340324617
6thA33283316
7thA34264637
8thA343141502
9thB305191104
10thB30465602
11thA30341011
12thA30102201
13thB30482301
14thA2871101
15thA31200
16thA30511100
17thA31001201
18thA321100
19thA34001100
20thB2251101

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1987

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 1987: 196.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1987

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 1987: 122.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years