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Hart road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Hart in 1998, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (400), and casualties rose from 576.

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

Collisions in 1998
386
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
584
Up 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Hart in 1998

2.1% of collisions in Hart in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in Hart from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious6216%
  • Slight31682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious7914%
  • Slight49585%

Hart road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hart, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 386, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (20%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday55 (14%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.3%)
  • February25 (6.5%)
  • March32 (8.3%)
  • April28 (7.3%)
  • May34 (8.8%)
  • June32 (8.3%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August35 (9.1%)
  • September28 (7.3%)
  • October30 (7.8%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December30 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other24 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (61%)
  • Wet or damp149 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph143 (37%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph151 (39%)
  • 70 mph42 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (13%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hart in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20110 (19%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 35133 (23%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider392 (67%)
  • Passenger158 (27%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car565 (77%)
  • Motorcycle60 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hart in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hart had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 1998.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hart with the most crashes in 1998

The A30 had the most collisions in Hart in 1998: 47, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hart, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30477915
2ndM3326628
3rdA323304934
4thB3013284305
5thB3349283907
6thB3272242803
7thA287203803
8thA3013111602
9thA32791900
10thB301691303
11thB301161002
12thA334500
13thB30143300
14thA3252300
15thA2811100
16thA31100
17thB30101101
18thB33341100

Towns in Hart: crashes in 1998

Fleet had the most collisions of any town in Hart in 1998: 64.

Postcode districts in Hart: crashes in 1998

RG27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hart in 1998: 110.

Latest crashes in Hart in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Hart in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Hart road accidents in other years