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Hart road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Hart in 1979, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,661 collisions in Hart.

Collisions in 1979
351
Casualties in 1979
496
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Hart in 1979

2.3% of collisions in Hart in 1979 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in Hart from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious12536%
  • Slight21862%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious16934%
  • Slight31964%

Hart road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hart, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 351.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025140198
2024145188
2023144202
2022157204
2021148185
2020128164
2019147200
2018157219
2017157203
2016185228
2015211270
2014206261
2013183235
2012187238
2011203251
2010211278
2009194256
2008194247
2007221290
2006205262
2005243321
2004340466
2003338461
2002405588
2001399519
2000396572
1999365542
1998386584
1997400576
1996402568
1995363498
1994348461
1993342495
1992375499
1991345476
1990427587
1989435612
1988379533
1987363506
1986361486
1985374499
1984399534
1983384503
1982387535
1981405548
1980426559
1979351496

When and where crashes happen in Hart in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (16%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (12%)
  • Friday68 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.6%)
  • February17 (4.8%)
  • March22 (6.3%)
  • April25 (7.1%)
  • May26 (7.4%)
  • June26 (7.4%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August30 (8.5%)
  • September26 (7.4%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December41 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (60%)
  • Wet or damp124 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.6%)
  • Snow8 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (47%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph157 (45%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (15%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hart in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (26%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20150 (30%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (64%)
  • Passenger150 (30%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (63%)
  • Motorcycle124 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hart in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Hart

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hart ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hart had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1979.

Collisions
284th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hart with the most crashes in 1979

The A30 had the most collisions in Hart in 1979: 51, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hart, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA305177317
2ndA3273953115
3rdB3013344706
4thA322635012
5thM32544111
6thA287203009
7thA323162103
8thB30147913
9thA335602
10thB30164702
11thB30103601

Towns in Hart: crashes in 1979

Fleet had the most collisions of any town in Hart in 1979: 85.

Postcode districts in Hart: crashes in 1979

RG27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hart in 1979: 78.

Latest crashes in Hart in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Hart in 1979, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Hart road accidents in other years