Mercedes C Class crash on the A340 in Basingstoke and Deane, 31 Dec 2003, 08:55
- Mercedes C Class and Renault Laguna
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
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Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 2003, and 717 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 88 were serious.
Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (567), and casualties fell from 746.
Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,610 collisions in Basingstoke and Deane.
2.3% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 2003 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.
Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 519, down 8% on 2002.
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 2003 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 140th most road collisions in 2003.
Norden, Basingstoke and Deane, RG21 6YH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basingstoke and Deane in 2003, with 33 collisions, 2 of them serious.
The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 2003: 56, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.
| Rank | Road | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A339 | 56 | 75 | 3 | 12 |
| 2nd | A30 | 48 | 74 | 0 | 8 |
| 3rd | M3 | 41 | 69 | 1 | 13 |
| 4th | A33 | 37 | 47 | 1 | 6 |
| 5th | A340 | 35 | 46 | 1 | 4 |
| 6th | B3400 | 30 | 50 | 1 | 8 |
| 7th | A3010 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 8th | A303 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 9th | A34 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th | A343 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 11th | B3051 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 12th | B3046 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 13th | B3048 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 14th | A3093 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15th | A24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16th | A3057 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17th | A323 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18th | A345 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 2003: 164.
RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 2003: 108.
Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.
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