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Basingstoke road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,299 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,972 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 1,658 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 83 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (79).

Collisions since 1979
7,299
154th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
8,972
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
67 people killed
Serious collisions
1,658
1,846 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
83
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
102
Down 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Basingstoke

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal640.9%
  • Serious1,65823%
  • Slight5,57776%

What the data shows

  • Basingstoke had 917 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 1,127 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Basingstoke were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,395 children under 16 were killed or injured in Basingstoke, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Basingstoke.

Where Basingstoke ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
154th
Most casualties
157th
Most fatal collisions
175th
Most serious collisions
116th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,043 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,134 (16%)
  • Wednesday1,094 (15%)
  • Thursday1,200 (16%)
  • Friday1,271 (17%)
  • Saturday907 (12%)
  • Sunday650 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,414 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,590 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown147 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,273 (72%)
  • Roundabout1,013 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway748 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road203 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded62 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph44 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph4,969 (68%)
  • 40 mph995 (14%)
  • 50 mph160 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph598 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph533 (7.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,770 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,026 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds99 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds75 (1%)
  • Fog or mist59 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other220 (3%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,647 (52%)
  • Pedestrian1,455 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist1,335 (15%)
  • Cyclist1,055 (12%)
  • Van occupant183 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant122 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant61 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant30 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Basingstoke road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Basingstoke peaked at 261 in 1990; 2025 had 83.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 83
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202583102
202479103
202391115
2022109135
20218493
20206582
2019103122
2018110129
20178096
2016113132
2015107117
2014122141
201395105
2012104143
2011103119
2010115136
200991107
2008101121
2007152180
2006137172
2005126144
2004131172
2003164200
2002172214
2001174236
2000180229
1999185239
1998184240
1997225278
1996221292
1995195243
1994214268
1993203249
1992222289
1991205256
1990261301
1989215273
1988235299
1987196238
1986175220
1985232273
1984230287
1983189217
1982217259
1981139166
1980176210
1979189230

Map of recent crashes in Basingstoke

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Basingstoke

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Basingstoke

The 24 most recent collisions in Basingstoke happened between 8 September and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Basingstoke

The A30 has the most collisions in Basingstoke, 523 of 7,299 (7.2%), followed by the B3400 (457).

Collisions in Basingstoke on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA305236555104
2ndB34004575646112
3rdA339292369354
4thA33247320336
5thA340170240136
6thA3010139180232
7thM398137226
8thB3408223703
9thA34003400

Council area for Basingstoke

Basingstoke is in Basingstoke and Deane, where police recorded 22,610 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Basingstoke accounts for 32% of them.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke

Collisions in Basingstoke were recorded in 6 postcode districts, led by RG21 (2,932) and RG22 (2,650).