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Rushmoor road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Rushmoor in 1997, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1996 (347), and casualties fell from 444.

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

Collisions in 1997
322
Down 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
428
Down 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushmoor in 1997

0.3% of collisions in Rushmoor in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 20% in Rushmoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4012%
  • Slight28187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious4410%
  • Slight38389%

Rushmoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushmoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 322, down 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (19%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.3%)
  • February22 (6.8%)
  • March28 (8.7%)
  • April34 (11%)
  • May24 (7.5%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August21 (6.5%)
  • September23 (7.1%)
  • October17 (5.3%)
  • November29 (9%)
  • December26 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (69%)
  • Wet or damp96 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph229 (71%)
  • 40 mph37 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph33 (10%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (66%)
  • Roundabout50 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushmoor in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (62%)
  • Pedestrian56 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (11%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2089 (21%)
  • 21 to 2566 (15%)
  • 26 to 35101 (24%)
  • 36 to 4548 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.1%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (66%)
  • Passenger90 (21%)
  • Pedestrian56 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (75%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushmoor in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushmoor had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 1997.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushmoor with the most crashes in 1997

The A325 had the most collisions in Rushmoor in 1997: 62, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushmoor, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA325628405
2ndA323386118
3rdB3014162001
4thA331152004
5thA327101201
6thA30118901
7thA3246600
8thB32726801
9thB34034401
10thM34700
11thA30133301
12thB30083301
13thB30133300
14thB30071100

Towns in Rushmoor: crashes in 1997

Farnborough had the most collisions of any town in Rushmoor in 1997: 152.

Postcode districts in Rushmoor: crashes in 1997

GU14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushmoor in 1997: 167.

Latest crashes in Rushmoor in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushmoor in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Rushmoor road accidents in other years