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Blackwater (Hart) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 588 road traffic collisions in Blackwater, Hart, from 1979 to 2025, and 755 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 118 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
588
1,051st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
755
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
118
137 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Blackwater

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious11820%
  • Slight46880%

What the data shows

  • Blackwater had 43 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 64 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Blackwater were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 118 children under 16 were killed or injured in Blackwater, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Blackwater.

Where Blackwater ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,051st
Most casualties
1,048th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,023rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (14%)
  • Tuesday86 (15%)
  • Wednesday87 (15%)
  • Thursday99 (17%)
  • Friday103 (18%)
  • Saturday87 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight425 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway540 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph490 (83%)
  • 40 mph78 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (2.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant410 (54%)
  • Cyclist115 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (15%)
  • Pedestrian87 (12%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Blackwater road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackwater, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Blackwater peaked at 32 in 1983; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202578
202446
202311
202235
202145
202055
201969
201824
201747
201677
2015914
201456
20131010
201255
201136
2010610
20091011
200879
200757
200644
2005811
200489
2003811
20021924
20011522
20002031
1999811
19981212
19972129
1996910
19951622
19941616
19931316
19921617
19911619
19902431
19893150
19881923
19872832
19861927
19852025
19842733
19833234
19822433
19811723
19802329
19791216

Map of recent crashes in Blackwater

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Blackwater

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Blackwater

The 24 most recent collisions in Blackwater happened between 26 February 2020 and 20 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Blackwater

The A30 has the most collisions in Blackwater, 94 of 588 (16%), followed by the B3272 (56).

Collisions in Blackwater on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3094122115
2ndB3272567207
3rdA327455909

Council areas covering Blackwater

Collisions in Blackwater were recorded in 2 council areas. Hart has 580 of 588 (99%).

Collisions in Blackwater by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHart5807462116
2ndRushmoor5502

Postcode district for Blackwater

All 588 collisions in Blackwater were in the GU17 postcode district.