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Hart road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Hart in 1997, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996 (402), and casualties rose from 568.

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

Collisions in 1997
400
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
576
Up 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hart in 1997

1.8% of collisions in Hart in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in Hart from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious6817%
  • Slight32581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8815%
  • Slight48083%

Hart road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hart, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 400, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday73 (18%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday81 (20%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5%)
  • February29 (7.2%)
  • March34 (8.5%)
  • April23 (5.8%)
  • May48 (12%)
  • June34 (8.5%)
  • July28 (7%)
  • August35 (8.8%)
  • September30 (7.5%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November46 (12%)
  • December33 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (18%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other50 (13%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (60%)
  • Wet or damp156 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (43%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph138 (35%)
  • 70 mph49 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (16%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hart in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (75%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20107 (19%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 35133 (23%)
  • 36 to 4572 (13%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider411 (71%)
  • Passenger139 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car613 (79%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hart in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Hart

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hart ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hart had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1997.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hart with the most crashes in 1997

The A30 had the most collisions in Hart in 1997: 58, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hart, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA305886112
2ndB3013324215
3rdM3314504
4thB3272294304
5thA323253614
6thA287182503
7thB3349182411
8thA327131802
9thA3013121512
10thA33112111
11thB301661002
12thA3255601
13thB30113602
14thB30142200
15thB30071100
16thB30081101
17thB30101200
18thB30151100

Towns in Hart: crashes in 1997

Fleet had the most collisions of any town in Hart in 1997: 61.

Postcode districts in Hart: crashes in 1997

RG27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hart in 1997: 109.

Latest crashes in Hart in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Hart in 1997, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Hart road accidents in other years