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Rushmoor road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Rushmoor in 1979, and 520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,382 collisions in Rushmoor.

Collisions in 1979
419
Casualties in 1979
520
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushmoor in 1979

1.7% of collisions in Rushmoor in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1% and 20% in Rushmoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious12730%
  • Slight28568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious15029%
  • Slight36270%

Rushmoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushmoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 419.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025147168
2024150182
2023139184
2022131160
2021106134
2020101119
2019137163
2018141164
2017173231
2016197245
2015184219
2014199236
2013187229
2012178211
2011210263
2010203233
2009187224
2008186221
2007222276
2006245316
2005253321
2004202258
2003213293
2002230312
2001255349
2000318393
1999265324
1998289379
1997322428
1996347444
1995377485
1994330422
1993334405
1992307390
1991318393
1990378468
1989355426
1988402493
1987384484
1986403494
1985392488
1984370442
1983338416
1982400498
1981354456
1980404504
1979419520

When and where crashes happen in Rushmoor in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday79 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.9%)
  • February25 (6%)
  • March34 (8.1%)
  • April31 (7.4%)
  • May22 (5.3%)
  • June39 (9.3%)
  • July50 (12%)
  • August25 (6%)
  • September34 (8.1%)
  • October56 (13%)
  • November38 (9.1%)
  • December32 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other21 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (61%)
  • Wet or damp140 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.8%)
  • Snow7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph331 (79%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph55 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushmoor in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (28%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)
  • Cyclist63 (12%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20171 (33%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (12%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (64%)
  • Passenger109 (21%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (59%)
  • Motorcycle150 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushmoor in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Rushmoor

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rushmoor ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushmoor had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1979.

Collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
231st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushmoor with the most crashes in 1979

The A325 had the most collisions in Rushmoor in 1979: 81, including 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushmoor, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32581100033
2ndA3233850211
3rdB3014293208
4thA3011151713
5thA324101013
6thA327101305
7thM371301
8thB34036612
9thB30083500
10thB30071101

Towns in Rushmoor: crashes in 1979

Farnborough had the most collisions of any town in Rushmoor in 1979: 215.

Postcode districts in Rushmoor: crashes in 1979

GU14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushmoor in 1979: 217.

Latest crashes in Rushmoor in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushmoor in 1979, 4 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Rushmoor road accidents in other years