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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 2020, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2019 (288), and casualties fell from 386.

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

Collisions in 2020
229
Down 20% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
307
Down 20% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 2020

0.9% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 2020 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious6328%
  • Slight16472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7023%
  • Slight23577%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 229, down 20% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 229
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday26 (11%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February24 (10%)
  • March20 (8.7%)
  • April4 (1.7%)
  • May14 (6.1%)
  • June21 (9.2%)
  • July20 (8.7%)
  • August27 (12%)
  • September22 (9.6%)
  • October15 (6.6%)
  • November18 (7.9%)
  • December19 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (59%)
  • Wet or damp86 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph82 (36%)
  • 40 mph27 (12%)
  • 50 mph28 (12%)
  • 60 mph50 (22%)
  • 70 mph38 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (22%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2034 (11%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3563 (21%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (19%)
  • 56 to 6529 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.9%)
  • Over 7510 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (73%)
  • Passenger61 (20%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basingstoke and Deane in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 130th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Basingstoke and Deane in 2020

Norden, Basingstoke and Deane, RG21 6YH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basingstoke and Deane in 2020, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 2020

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 2020: 25, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA339253708
2ndA30192806
3rdA340192604
4thM3162803
5thA34141805
6thA33121803
7thB34008801
8thB30514402
9thA30103311
10thA3432701
11thB30462201
12thA3031100
13thB30481200

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 2020

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 2020: 65.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 2020

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 2020: 47.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 2020, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years