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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 2023, and 354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2022 (284), and casualties fell from 387.

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

Collisions in 2023
275
Down 3% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
354
Down 9% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane in 2023

1.1% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 2023 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5721%
  • Slight21578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6418%
  • Slight28781%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 275, down 3% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 275
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.9%)
  • February36 (13%)
  • March18 (6.5%)
  • April19 (6.9%)
  • May19 (6.9%)
  • June28 (10%)
  • July18 (6.5%)
  • August20 (7.3%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November18 (6.5%)
  • December23 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (73%)
  • Wet or damp71 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph128 (47%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph41 (15%)
  • 60 mph43 (16%)
  • 70 mph40 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (16%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (12%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4%)
  • 16 to 2047 (13%)
  • 21 to 2533 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3584 (24%)
  • 36 to 4564 (18%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (71%)
  • Passenger72 (20%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car364 (75%)
  • Motorcycle45 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basingstoke and Deane in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 126th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Basingstoke and Deane in 2023

Norden, Basingstoke and Deane, RG21 6YH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basingstoke and Deane in 2023, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes in 2023

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane in 2023: 33, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA339334809
2ndA30192404
3rdB3400182503
4thM3161901
5thA34152412
6thA33131814
7thA340131414
8thA30105502
9thA3032300
10thB30512200
11thA271100
12thA31101
13thB30461100
14thB30481100

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 2023

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane in 2023: 91.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane: crashes in 2023

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane in 2023: 57.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents in other years