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Rushmoor road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Rushmoor in 1982, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1981 (354), and casualties rose from 456.

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

Collisions in 1982
400
Up 13% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
498
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushmoor in 1982

1.3% of collisions in Rushmoor in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1% and 20% in Rushmoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious11428%
  • Slight28170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious13928%
  • Slight35471%

Rushmoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushmoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 400, up 13% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday76 (19%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.5%)
  • February27 (6.8%)
  • March33 (8.3%)
  • April30 (7.5%)
  • May35 (8.8%)
  • June32 (8%)
  • July35 (8.8%)
  • August22 (5.5%)
  • September46 (12%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November36 (9%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (65%)
  • Wet or damp128 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph323 (81%)
  • 40 mph37 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph30 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (11%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushmoor in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (30%)
  • Pedestrian87 (17%)
  • Cyclist56 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20167 (34%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3565 (13%)
  • 36 to 4550 (10%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (65%)
  • Passenger89 (18%)
  • Pedestrian87 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (61%)
  • Motorcycle162 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushmoor in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushmoor had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 1982.

Collisions
262nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushmoor with the most crashes in 1982

The A325 had the most collisions in Rushmoor in 1982: 69, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushmoor, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3256991115
2ndA3233744013
3rdB3014242606
4thA324131904
5thA30117802
6thB30077702
7thB34037801
8thA3275601
9thB30112301
10thB30081100

Towns in Rushmoor: crashes in 1982

Farnborough had the most collisions of any town in Rushmoor in 1982: 196.

Postcode districts in Rushmoor: crashes in 1982

GU14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushmoor in 1982: 195.

Latest crashes in Rushmoor in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushmoor in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Rushmoor road accidents in other years