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Hart road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Hart in 1986, and 486 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1985 (374), and casualties fell from 499.

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

Collisions in 1986
361
Down 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
486
Down 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Hart in 1986

1.9% of collisions in Hart in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in Hart from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious9225%
  • Slight26273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious11524%
  • Slight36475%

Hart road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hart, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 361, down 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (18%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.6%)
  • February20 (5.5%)
  • March19 (5.3%)
  • April22 (6.1%)
  • May26 (7.2%)
  • June22 (6.1%)
  • July22 (6.1%)
  • August39 (11%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October47 (13%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December37 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other16 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (61%)
  • Wet or damp131 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (50%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph116 (32%)
  • 70 mph35 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hart in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (19%)
  • Cyclist49 (10%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20158 (33%)
  • 21 to 2584 (17%)
  • 26 to 3555 (11%)
  • 36 to 4564 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.5%)
  • Over 753 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (64%)
  • Passenger130 (27%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (68%)
  • Motorcycle96 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Hart ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hart had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1986.

Collisions
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hart with the most crashes in 1986

The B3013 had the most collisions in Hart in 1986: 47, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hart, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3013476917
2ndA304259111
3rdA327415118
4thA323243507
5thA32173106
6thA287132104
7thM3132112
8thA3381301
9thB33497812
10thB30103300
11thB30113502
12thB30143301
13thB30163511
14thA3281100
15thB31301100

Towns in Hart: crashes in 1986

Fleet had the most collisions of any town in Hart in 1986: 90.

Postcode districts in Hart: crashes in 1986

RG27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hart in 1986: 85.

Latest crashes in Hart in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Hart in 1986, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Hart road accidents in other years