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Rushmoor road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Rushmoor in 1980, and 504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (419), and casualties fell from 520.

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

Collisions in 1980
404
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
504
Down 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushmoor in 1980

0.5% of collisions in Rushmoor in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1% and 20% in Rushmoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious11428%
  • Slight28871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious12725%
  • Slight37574%

Rushmoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushmoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 404, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (11%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday83 (21%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.7%)
  • February33 (8.2%)
  • March41 (10%)
  • April32 (7.9%)
  • May36 (8.9%)
  • June32 (7.9%)
  • July30 (7.4%)
  • August24 (5.9%)
  • September38 (9.4%)
  • October39 (9.7%)
  • November34 (8.4%)
  • December38 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (68%)
  • Wet or damp120 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph323 (80%)
  • 40 mph48 (12%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (73%)
  • Roundabout44 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushmoor in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (30%)
  • Pedestrian89 (18%)
  • Cyclist60 (12%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20195 (39%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (13%)
  • 36 to 4547 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5525 (5%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (61%)
  • Passenger109 (22%)
  • Pedestrian89 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (62%)
  • Motorcycle154 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushmoor in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Rushmoor

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rushmoor ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushmoor had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1980.

Collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
258th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushmoor with the most crashes in 1980

The A325 had the most collisions in Rushmoor in 1980: 83, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushmoor, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32583106124
2ndA3234153012
3rdB3014323715
4thA327111102
5thA3249901
6thB30076603
7thM361005
8thA30115602
9thB34035601
10thB30082200
11thA30141100
12thB30111100

Towns in Rushmoor: crashes in 1980

Farnborough had the most collisions of any town in Rushmoor in 1980: 218.

Postcode districts in Rushmoor: crashes in 1980

GU14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushmoor in 1980: 219.

Latest crashes in Rushmoor in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushmoor in 1980, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Rushmoor road accidents in other years