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Rushmoor road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Rushmoor in 1988, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (384), and casualties rose from 484.

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

Collisions in 1988
402
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
493
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushmoor in 1988

1.7% of collisions in Rushmoor in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 20% in Rushmoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious7218%
  • Slight32380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight40582%

Rushmoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushmoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 402, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday71 (18%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.7%)
  • February35 (8.7%)
  • March35 (8.7%)
  • April30 (7.5%)
  • May39 (9.7%)
  • June17 (4.2%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August28 (7%)
  • September37 (9.2%)
  • October33 (8.2%)
  • November37 (9.2%)
  • December32 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (65%)
  • Wet or damp137 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph308 (77%)
  • 40 mph54 (13%)
  • 60 mph31 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (12%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushmoor in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (50%)
  • Pedestrian88 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (16%)
  • Cyclist65 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20150 (30%)
  • 21 to 2589 (18%)
  • 26 to 3585 (17%)
  • 36 to 4542 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5524 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 753 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (62%)
  • Passenger101 (20%)
  • Pedestrian88 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car505 (69%)
  • Motorcycle84 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushmoor in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushmoor had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 1988.

Collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushmoor with the most crashes in 1988

The A325 had the most collisions in Rushmoor in 1988: 64, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushmoor, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA325648129
2ndA3233750011
3rdB3014242913
4thA327121501
5thA3248800
6thB30076701
7thM36802
8thA30115701
9thB30083301
10thB34032300

Towns in Rushmoor: crashes in 1988

Farnborough had the most collisions of any town in Rushmoor in 1988: 208.

Postcode districts in Rushmoor: crashes in 1988

GU14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushmoor in 1988: 211.

Latest crashes in Rushmoor in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushmoor in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Rushmoor road accidents in other years