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RG21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,805 road traffic collisions in the RG21 postcode district, Basingstoke and Deane, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,971 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 969 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 53 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (51).

Collisions since 1979
4,805
613th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,971
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
49 people killed
Serious collisions
969
1,105 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
53
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
62
Down 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RG21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal461%
  • Serious96920%
  • Slight3,79079%

What the data shows

  • RG21 had 622 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 789 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in RG21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 653 children under 16 were killed or injured in RG21, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in RG21.

Where RG21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
613th
Most casualties
709th
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
426th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday704 (15%)
  • Tuesday765 (16%)
  • Wednesday730 (15%)
  • Thursday773 (16%)
  • Friday843 (18%)
  • Saturday592 (12%)
  • Sunday398 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,597 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit949 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting148 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown96 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,513 (52%)
  • Roundabout1,024 (21%)
  • Dual carriageway987 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road248 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded33 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph2,703 (56%)
  • 40 mph319 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph197 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph537 (11%)
  • 70 mph1,022 (21%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,790 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds699 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds66 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist34 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other146 (3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,412 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist905 (15%)
  • Pedestrian788 (13%)
  • Cyclist498 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant126 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant97 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant46 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RG21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RG21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RG21 peaked at 160 in 1990; 2025 had 53.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 53
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255362
20245172
20235774
202277102
20215764
20204766
20196483
20187795
20176379
20167686
20158197
20147286
20136974
201279108
201183100
20107787
20095570
20087086
2007112138
200691104
200594111
200486108
2003108136
2002110136
2001124177
2000118146
1999150203
1998134161
1997151191
1996142186
1995149192
1994148180
1993134166
1992135171
1991123161
1990160196
1989136165
1988135174
1987122144
1986110149
1985139167
1984130156
1983111139
1982126143
198186109
1980116135
1979117136

Map of recent crashes in RG21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RG21

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RG21

The 24 most recent collisions in RG21 happened between 8 August and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RG21

The A339 has the most collisions in RG21, 588 of 4,805 (12%), followed by the A30 (420).

Collisions in RG21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33958873913117
2ndA30420545976
3rdM3352508167
4thA3010290377259
5thA340218278035
6thB340091109120
7thA33617708
8thB3408142201
9thB304671112
10thA30203510
11thA3483500

Council area for RG21

RG21 is in Basingstoke and Deane, where police recorded 22,610 collisions from 1979 to 2025. RG21 accounts for 21% of them.

Town in RG21

Of the 4,805 collisions in RG21, 2,932 (61%) were in Basingstoke.