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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 659 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1988, and 946 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (617), and casualties rose from 885.

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

Collisions in 1988
659
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
946
Up 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 1988

2.1% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1988 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious20531%
  • Slight44067%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious27029%
  • Slight66270%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 659, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (12%)
  • Tuesday94 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (15%)
  • Friday130 (20%)
  • Saturday74 (11%)
  • Sunday87 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.1%)
  • February46 (7%)
  • March42 (6.4%)
  • April57 (8.6%)
  • May56 (8.5%)
  • June56 (8.5%)
  • July53 (8%)
  • August45 (6.8%)
  • September56 (8.5%)
  • October75 (11%)
  • November70 (11%)
  • December56 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight470 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds452 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other59 (9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry407 (62%)
  • Wet or damp240 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph244 (37%)
  • 40 mph56 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph256 (39%)
  • 70 mph96 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway493 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (15%)
  • Roundabout58 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant600 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (12%)
  • Pedestrian78 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist61 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant46 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5%)
  • 16 to 20224 (24%)
  • 21 to 25165 (17%)
  • 26 to 35161 (17%)
  • 36 to 45107 (11%)
  • 46 to 5580 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.2%)
  • Over 7518 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider587 (62%)
  • Passenger281 (30%)
  • Pedestrian78 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car846 (71%)
  • Motorcycle118 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basingstoke and Deane in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 130th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
130th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 1988

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1988: 85, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33985119221
2ndA305978120
3rdB34004468014
4thM34065215
5thA3403349011
6thA33202907
7thA34193014
8thA343142613
9thB3051102615
10thA3033310
11thA30102201
12thA34002301
13thB30462201
14thA3991100

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1988

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 1988: 235.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1988

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 1988: 135.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1988, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years