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Rushmoor road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Rushmoor in 1998, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1997 (322), and casualties fell from 428.

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

Collisions in 1998
289
Down 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
379
Down 11% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushmoor in 1998

2.4% of collisions in Rushmoor in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 20% in Rushmoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious4215%
  • Slight24083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight32686%

Rushmoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushmoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 289, down 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (17%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (20%)
  • Friday51 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (9.7%)
  • Sunday25 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.7%)
  • February14 (4.8%)
  • March26 (9%)
  • April22 (7.6%)
  • May22 (7.6%)
  • June21 (7.3%)
  • July21 (7.3%)
  • August28 (9.7%)
  • September22 (7.6%)
  • October22 (7.6%)
  • November25 (8.7%)
  • December41 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (8%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (65%)
  • Wet or damp96 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph210 (73%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph25 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph26 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (65%)
  • Roundabout50 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushmoor in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (58%)
  • Pedestrian54 (14%)
  • Cyclist46 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (11%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2071 (19%)
  • 21 to 2564 (17%)
  • 26 to 3581 (21%)
  • 36 to 4543 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.1%)
  • Over 754 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (64%)
  • Passenger83 (22%)
  • Pedestrian54 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (76%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushmoor in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushmoor had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 1998.

Collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushmoor with the most crashes in 1998

The A325 had the most collisions in Rushmoor in 1998: 41, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushmoor, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA325415635
2ndA323233305
3rdA331222903
4thA327132112
5thA301191110
6thB301491202
7thM361101
8thB32725801
9thB30074510
10thB30084500
11thA3243301
12thB34033301
13thA30132200
14thB32082200
15thA3351100
16thB30281100

Towns in Rushmoor: crashes in 1998

Farnborough had the most collisions of any town in Rushmoor in 1998: 136.

Postcode districts in Rushmoor: crashes in 1998

GU14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushmoor in 1998: 153.

Latest crashes in Rushmoor in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushmoor in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Rushmoor road accidents in other years