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Rushmoor road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in Rushmoor in 1986, and 494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (392), and casualties rose from 488.

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

Collisions in 1986
403
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
494
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushmoor in 1986

1.7% of collisions in Rushmoor in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1% and 20% in Rushmoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious10326%
  • Slight29373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious11924%
  • Slight36874%

Rushmoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushmoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 403, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (18%)
  • Thursday71 (18%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.7%)
  • February19 (4.7%)
  • March34 (8.4%)
  • April23 (5.7%)
  • May30 (7.4%)
  • June34 (8.4%)
  • July47 (12%)
  • August37 (9.2%)
  • September36 (8.9%)
  • October36 (8.9%)
  • November37 (9.2%)
  • December31 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (63%)
  • Wet or damp142 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph308 (76%)
  • 40 mph57 (14%)
  • 60 mph28 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (15%)
  • Roundabout33 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushmoor in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (22%)
  • Pedestrian75 (15%)
  • Cyclist71 (14%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20156 (32%)
  • 21 to 2590 (18%)
  • 26 to 3561 (12%)
  • 36 to 4544 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.6%)
  • Over 755 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (65%)
  • Passenger98 (20%)
  • Pedestrian75 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (62%)
  • Motorcycle112 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Rushmoor ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushmoor had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 1986.

Collisions
248th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushmoor with the most crashes in 1986

The A325 had the most collisions in Rushmoor in 1986: 80, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushmoor, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3258097216
2ndA3235167116
3rdA327182506
4thB3014141703
5thA30119902
6thA32471101
7thB34036602
8thB30074512
9thM34500
10thB30083301
11thA3261100
12thB30111101

Towns in Rushmoor: crashes in 1986

Farnborough had the most collisions of any town in Rushmoor in 1986: 211.

Postcode districts in Rushmoor: crashes in 1986

GU14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushmoor in 1986: 193.

Latest crashes in Rushmoor in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushmoor in 1986, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Rushmoor road accidents in other years