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Hart road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Hart in 2008, and 247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2007 (221), and casualties fell from 290.

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

Collisions in 2008
194
Down 12% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
247
Down 15% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Hart in 2008

1.5% of collisions in Hart in 2008 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in Hart from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3619%
  • Slight15580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight20382%

Hart road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hart, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 194, down 12% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 194
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (19%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday34 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (8.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (13%)
  • February10 (5.2%)
  • March19 (9.8%)
  • April13 (6.7%)
  • May16 (8.2%)
  • June11 (5.7%)
  • July17 (8.8%)
  • August14 (7.2%)
  • September16 (8.2%)
  • October15 (7.7%)
  • November19 (9.8%)
  • December19 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (60%)
  • Wet or damp67 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph65 (34%)
  • 40 mph16 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph25 (13%)
  • 60 mph59 (30%)
  • 70 mph29 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (18%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hart in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (69%)
  • Cyclist29 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2051 (21%)
  • 21 to 2534 (14%)
  • 26 to 3542 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (17%)
  • 46 to 5525 (10%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.9%)
  • Over 755 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (74%)
  • Passenger47 (19%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle23 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hart in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hart

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hart ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hart had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2008.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hart in 2008

Fleet Central, Hart, GU51 3TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hart in 2008, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Hart with the most crashes in 2008

The M3 had the most collisions in Hart in 2008: 27, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hart, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3273623
2ndA30243104
3rdA287141802
4thB3349132004
5thA327121314
6thA301391001
7thB301381203
8thA3236800
9thB327261001
10thA335601
11thB30114500
12thB30101100
13thB30411100

Towns in Hart: crashes in 2008

Fleet had the most collisions of any town in Hart in 2008: 30.

Postcode districts in Hart: crashes in 2008

RG27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hart in 2008: 68.

Latest crashes in Hart in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Hart in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Hart road accidents in other years