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Rushmoor road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Rushmoor in 1981, and 456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1980 (404), and casualties fell from 504.

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

Collisions in 1981
354
Down 12% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
456
Down 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushmoor in 1981

0.6% of collisions in Rushmoor in 1981 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1% and 20% in Rushmoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious12034%
  • Slight23266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious14331%
  • Slight31168%

Rushmoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushmoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 354, down 12% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday65 (18%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday56 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.6%)
  • February20 (5.6%)
  • March34 (9.6%)
  • April29 (8.2%)
  • May30 (8.5%)
  • June26 (7.3%)
  • July31 (8.8%)
  • August28 (7.9%)
  • September45 (13%)
  • October32 (9%)
  • November29 (8.2%)
  • December30 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (65%)
  • Wet or damp109 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)
  • Snow7 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph289 (82%)
  • 40 mph33 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph25 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph7 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (11%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushmoor in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (32%)
  • Pedestrian82 (18%)
  • Cyclist53 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20178 (39%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3559 (13%)
  • 36 to 4532 (7%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (2%)
  • Over 759 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (61%)
  • Passenger96 (21%)
  • Pedestrian82 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car388 (60%)
  • Motorcycle144 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushmoor in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushmoor had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1981.

Collisions
279th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
238th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushmoor with the most crashes in 1981

The A325 had the most collisions in Rushmoor in 1981: 76, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushmoor, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3257699026
2ndA3232847011
3rdB3014151703
4thA324101102
5thA327101306
6thA30116701
7thB30075500
8thB34034501
9thM32201
10thB30081100

Towns in Rushmoor: crashes in 1981

Farnborough had the most collisions of any town in Rushmoor in 1981: 186.

Postcode districts in Rushmoor: crashes in 1981

GU14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushmoor in 1981: 188.

Latest crashes in Rushmoor in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushmoor in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Rushmoor road accidents in other years