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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 607 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1998, and 849 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1997 (683), and casualties fell from 914.

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

Collisions in 1998
607
Down 11% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
849
Down 7% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 1998

1.2% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1998 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious12220%
  • Slight47879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious15118%
  • Slight69181%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 607, down 11% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (13%)
  • Tuesday116 (19%)
  • Wednesday80 (13%)
  • Thursday95 (16%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (11%)
  • Sunday62 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (9.9%)
  • February43 (7.1%)
  • March60 (9.9%)
  • April58 (9.6%)
  • May45 (7.4%)
  • June53 (8.7%)
  • July39 (6.4%)
  • August40 (6.6%)
  • September46 (7.6%)
  • October61 (10%)
  • November58 (9.6%)
  • December44 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds450 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (58%)
  • Wet or damp246 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (30%)
  • 40 mph53 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph38 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph224 (37%)
  • 70 mph110 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (18%)
  • Roundabout87 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant633 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist40 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20125 (15%)
  • 21 to 25130 (15%)
  • 26 to 35202 (24%)
  • 36 to 45138 (16%)
  • 46 to 5592 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.6%)
  • Over 7527 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (67%)
  • Passenger227 (27%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car917 (79%)
  • Motorcycle62 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basingstoke and Deane in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 135th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 1998

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 1998: 59, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3395975114
2ndA305270110
3rdM3518908
4thB34003751112
5thA340355108
6thA33232807
7thA34172702
8thA3010131503
9thB3051132101
10thA343111902
11thA3034702
12thB304631002
13thA30572200
14thA251100
15thA30931100
16thA3591100
17thA3991301
18thB30491200
19thB33491100
20thB34031100

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1998

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 1998: 184.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 1998

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 1998: 134.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 1998, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years