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Rushmoor road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Rushmoor in 1983, and 416 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1982 (400), and casualties fell from 498.

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

Collisions in 1983
338
Down 16% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
416
Down 16% on 1982
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushmoor in 1983

1.2% of collisions in Rushmoor in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1% and 20% in Rushmoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious9528%
  • Slight23971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious10926%
  • Slight30172%

Rushmoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushmoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 338, down 16% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8%)
  • February25 (7.4%)
  • March30 (8.9%)
  • April22 (6.5%)
  • May24 (7.1%)
  • June32 (9.5%)
  • July28 (8.3%)
  • August28 (8.3%)
  • September26 (7.7%)
  • October30 (8.9%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December30 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (66%)
  • Wet or damp104 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph274 (81%)
  • 40 mph34 (10%)
  • 60 mph25 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushmoor in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (27%)
  • Cyclist68 (16%)
  • Pedestrian65 (16%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20152 (37%)
  • 21 to 2566 (16%)
  • 26 to 3554 (13%)
  • 36 to 4525 (6%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6516 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.3%)
  • Over 754 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (64%)
  • Passenger83 (20%)
  • Pedestrian65 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (61%)
  • Motorcycle122 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushmoor in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushmoor had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1983.

Collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushmoor with the most crashes in 1983

The A325 had the most collisions in Rushmoor in 1983: 51, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushmoor, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3255166014
2ndA3233144110
3rdB3014151603
4thA324131503
5thB30077801
6thB34035602
7thA3274901
8thA30113301
9thA30141100
10thB30041100
11thB30131100
12thB30161100
13thB30171100
14thM31110

Towns in Rushmoor: crashes in 1983

Farnborough had the most collisions of any town in Rushmoor in 1983: 163.

Postcode districts in Rushmoor: crashes in 1983

GU14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushmoor in 1983: 167.

Latest crashes in Rushmoor in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushmoor in 1983, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Rushmoor road accidents in other years