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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 683 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1997, and 914 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1996 (657), and casualties fell from 951.

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

Collisions in 1997
683
Up 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
914
Down 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 1997

1.3% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1997 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious15823%
  • Slight51676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious19521%
  • Slight70978%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 683, up 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday112 (16%)
  • Wednesday99 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (13%)
  • Friday132 (19%)
  • Saturday90 (13%)
  • Sunday66 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (6.7%)
  • February54 (7.9%)
  • March43 (6.3%)
  • April59 (8.6%)
  • May53 (7.8%)
  • June73 (11%)
  • July63 (9.2%)
  • August66 (9.7%)
  • September46 (6.7%)
  • October59 (8.6%)
  • November56 (8.2%)
  • December65 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight516 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds511 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (16%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other24 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry418 (61%)
  • Wet or damp250 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph210 (31%)
  • 40 mph66 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph46 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph212 (31%)
  • 70 mph148 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (20%)
  • Roundabout98 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant643 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist70 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian53 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20145 (16%)
  • 21 to 25147 (16%)
  • 26 to 35229 (25%)
  • 36 to 45111 (12%)
  • 46 to 5593 (10%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.1%)
  • Over 7515 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider623 (68%)
  • Passenger238 (26%)
  • Pedestrian53 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car964 (75%)
  • Motorcycle75 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basingstoke and Deane in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 120th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 1997

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1997: 73, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33973105128
2ndA306991213
3rdA340456008
4thM3457328
5thA334459013
6thB34003751013
7thA34223203
8thB3051152605
9thA3010131807
10thA3038901
11thB34086801
12thA3433500
13thA3291210
14thB30101100
15thB30461100
16thB30571100

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1997

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 1997: 225.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1997

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 1997: 151.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1997, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years