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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 657 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1996, and 951 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1995 (624), and casualties rose from 853.

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

Collisions in 1996
657
Up 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
951
Up 11% on 1995
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 1996

2% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1996 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious17126%
  • Slight47372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious20221%
  • Slight73577%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 657, up 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (16%)
  • Tuesday92 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (16%)
  • Friday112 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (11%)
  • Sunday84 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.5%)
  • February55 (8.4%)
  • March39 (5.9%)
  • April66 (10%)
  • May50 (7.6%)
  • June48 (7.3%)
  • July59 (9%)
  • August52 (7.9%)
  • September64 (9.7%)
  • October57 (8.7%)
  • November65 (9.9%)
  • December59 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight473 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds524 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry428 (65%)
  • Wet or damp214 (33%)
  • Snow9 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph205 (31%)
  • 40 mph52 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph43 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph237 (36%)
  • 70 mph116 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (16%)
  • Roundabout98 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant680 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian61 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist48 (5%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20156 (16%)
  • 21 to 25158 (17%)
  • 26 to 35221 (23%)
  • 36 to 45116 (12%)
  • 46 to 55100 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.9%)
  • Over 7521 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider614 (65%)
  • Passenger276 (29%)
  • Pedestrian61 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car969 (79%)
  • Motorcycle66 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basingstoke and Deane in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 125th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 1996

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1996: 81, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33981125322
2ndA305274113
3rdA3404264011
4thB34003965110
5thA333648114
6thM3324515
7thA34234004
8thB3051101222
9thA30381503
10thA34371402
11thB340871000
12thA30106901
13thB30463401
14thA3041110
15thA3421100
16thB30481201

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1996

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 1996: 221.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1996

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 1996: 142.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1996, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years