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Rushmoor road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Rushmoor in 1989, and 426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1988 (402), and casualties fell from 493.

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

Collisions in 1989
355
Down 12% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
426
Down 14% on 1988
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushmoor in 1989

1.4% of collisions in Rushmoor in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 20% in Rushmoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious7120%
  • Slight27979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious7518%
  • Slight34581%

Rushmoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushmoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 355, down 12% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (18%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.9%)
  • February39 (11%)
  • March20 (5.6%)
  • April28 (7.9%)
  • May34 (9.6%)
  • June31 (8.7%)
  • July26 (7.3%)
  • August28 (7.9%)
  • September30 (8.5%)
  • October28 (7.9%)
  • November31 (8.7%)
  • December32 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (4.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (73%)
  • Wet or damp95 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (76%)
  • 40 mph47 (13%)
  • 60 mph26 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (11%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushmoor in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (16%)
  • Cyclist68 (16%)
  • Pedestrian60 (14%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8%)
  • 16 to 20114 (27%)
  • 21 to 2587 (20%)
  • 26 to 3561 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5519 (4.5%)
  • 56 to 6516 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (69%)
  • Passenger74 (17%)
  • Pedestrian60 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (68%)
  • Motorcycle71 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushmoor in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushmoor had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1989.

Collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushmoor with the most crashes in 1989

The A325 had the most collisions in Rushmoor in 1989: 63, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushmoor, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA325637618
2ndA323384607
3rdB3014131504
4thA32491304
5thA30118801
6thA32781201
7thB30077803
8thM36801
9thB34035501
10thB30082201
11thB30011100
12thB30111100

Towns in Rushmoor: crashes in 1989

Farnborough had the most collisions of any town in Rushmoor in 1989: 177.

Postcode districts in Rushmoor: crashes in 1989

GU14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushmoor in 1989: 183.

Latest crashes in Rushmoor in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushmoor in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Rushmoor road accidents in other years