Ford Probe crash on the M3 in Basingstoke and Deane, 28 Dec 2002, 05:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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Police recorded 567 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 2002, and 746 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 132 were serious.
Collisions were up 2% on 2001 (556), and casualties fell from 805.
Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,610 collisions in Basingstoke and Deane.
1.2% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 2002 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.
Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 567, up 2% on 2001.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 276 | 365 |
| 2024 | 266 | 362 |
| 2023 | 275 | 354 |
| 2022 | 284 | 387 |
| 2021 | 249 | 314 |
| 2020 | 229 | 307 |
| 2019 | 288 | 386 |
| 2018 | 295 | 386 |
| 2017 | 262 | 364 |
| 2016 | 345 | 457 |
| 2015 | 340 | 427 |
| 2014 | 334 | 431 |
| 2013 | 347 | 426 |
| 2012 | 321 | 446 |
| 2011 | 336 | 438 |
| 2010 | 337 | 430 |
| 2009 | 330 | 422 |
| 2008 | 358 | 485 |
| 2007 | 442 | 553 |
| 2006 | 432 | 563 |
| 2005 | 508 | 650 |
| 2004 | 446 | 643 |
| 2003 | 519 | 717 |
| 2002 | 567 | 746 |
| 2001 | 556 | 805 |
| 2000 | 591 | 839 |
| 1999 | 615 | 881 |
| 1998 | 607 | 849 |
| 1997 | 683 | 914 |
| 1996 | 657 | 951 |
| 1995 | 624 | 853 |
| 1994 | 622 | 883 |
| 1993 | 647 | 893 |
| 1992 | 671 | 916 |
| 1991 | 641 | 863 |
| 1990 | 729 | 989 |
| 1989 | 713 | 1,009 |
| 1988 | 659 | 946 |
| 1987 | 617 | 885 |
| 1986 | 597 | 827 |
| 1985 | 634 | 903 |
| 1984 | 622 | 825 |
| 1983 | 544 | 738 |
| 1982 | 630 | 851 |
| 1981 | 485 | 670 |
| 1980 | 541 | 748 |
| 1979 | 539 | 703 |
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Basingstoke and Deane
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Accident hotspots (10)
Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 130th most road collisions in 2002.
Popley, Basingstoke and Deane, RG24 9BP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basingstoke and Deane in 2002, with 39 collisions, 9 of them serious.
The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 2002: 58, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.
| Rank | Road | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A339 | 58 | 76 | 1 | 15 |
| 2nd | A30 | 53 | 69 | 1 | 8 |
| 3rd | M3 | 42 | 61 | 1 | 10 |
| 4th | A33 | 33 | 45 | 1 | 5 |
| 5th | A340 | 29 | 35 | 0 | 4 |
| 6th | B3400 | 29 | 52 | 1 | 9 |
| 7th | A34 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 5 |
| 8th | A303 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 9th | A3010 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th | A343 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 11th | B3051 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 12th | A3093 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 13th | B3046 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 14th | A3057 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 15th | A3016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16th | A3400 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17th | A342 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18th | B3408 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 2002: 172.
RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 2002: 110.
Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 2002, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2002.
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