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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 2008, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2007 (442), and casualties fell from 553.

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

Collisions in 2008
358
Down 19% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
485
Down 12% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 2008

1.4% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious4111%
  • Slight31287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious469.5%
  • Slight43389%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 358, down 19% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 358
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday62 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday53 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (9.5%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (22%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.8%)
  • February27 (7.5%)
  • March32 (8.9%)
  • April34 (9.5%)
  • May23 (6.4%)
  • June19 (5.3%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August35 (9.8%)
  • September30 (8.4%)
  • October35 (9.8%)
  • November20 (5.6%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (68%)
  • Wet or damp92 (26%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph127 (35%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph42 (12%)
  • 60 mph94 (26%)
  • 70 mph59 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (20%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2091 (19%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (15%)
  • 36 to 4590 (19%)
  • 46 to 5557 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (66%)
  • Passenger133 (27%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (75%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basingstoke and Deane in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Basingstoke and Deane

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Basingstoke and Deane ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2008.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Basingstoke and Deane in 2008

Eastrop & Grove, Basingstoke and Deane, RG22 4AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basingstoke and Deane in 2008, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 2008

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 2008: 37, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA339376004
2ndA30334114
3rdA33253113
4thM3243502
5thA340222503
6thA34192711
7thB3400192201
8thB30516800
9thA30104500
10thB30464600
11thA3033400
12thA3433600
13thA3042200
14thB33491100

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 2008

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 2008: 101.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 2008

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 2008: 70.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years