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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 713 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1989, and 1,009 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 225 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (659), and casualties rose from 946.

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

Collisions in 1989
713
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,009
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
225
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 1989

2.1% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1989 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious22532%
  • Slight47366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.8%
  • Serious30230%
  • Slight68968%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 713, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday112 (16%)
  • Thursday112 (16%)
  • Friday132 (19%)
  • Saturday81 (11%)
  • Sunday84 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6%)
  • February54 (7.6%)
  • March43 (6%)
  • April62 (8.7%)
  • May57 (8%)
  • June62 (8.7%)
  • July73 (10%)
  • August66 (9.3%)
  • September53 (7.4%)
  • October65 (9.1%)
  • November80 (11%)
  • December55 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight529 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds539 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Fog or mist18 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other33 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry455 (64%)
  • Wet or damp238 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph216 (30%)
  • 40 mph53 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph306 (43%)
  • 70 mph118 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway521 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (16%)
  • Roundabout73 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant648 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (11%)
  • Pedestrian73 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist56 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant50 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20230 (23%)
  • 21 to 25203 (20%)
  • 26 to 35174 (17%)
  • 36 to 45121 (12%)
  • 46 to 5590 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.7%)
  • Over 7513 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider631 (63%)
  • Passenger305 (30%)
  • Pedestrian73 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car979 (72%)
  • Motorcycle109 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basingstoke and Deane in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 127th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 1989

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1989: 88, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33988116130
2ndA305987419
3rdB34005165013
4thA3403754013
5thM33680211
6thA333450112
7thA34284815
8thA303101916
9thB305191803
10thA30106701
11thA34361303
12thB30465600
13thA30202300
14thA3341101
15thB30481100

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1989

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 1989: 215.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1989

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 1989: 136.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years