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Overton (Basingstoke and Deane) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Overton, Basingstoke and Deane, from 1979 to 2025, and 198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
157
2,214th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
198
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
36
41 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Overton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious3623%
  • Slight11775%

What the data shows

  • Overton had 10 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 18 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Overton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 38 children under 16 were killed or injured in Overton, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Overton.

Where Overton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,214th
Most casualties
2,283rd
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,107th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday17 (11%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday23 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (86%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph13 (8.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant82 (41%)
  • Pedestrian47 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (21%)
  • Cyclist21 (11%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Overton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Overton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Overton peaked at 7 in 2004; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202423
202322
202222
202100
202000
201900
201823
201711
201600
201522
201400
201322
201222
201111
201044
200922
200811
200711
200633
200555
200477
200334
200222
200122
200057
199945
199823
199723
199623
1995711
199445
199346
1992711
199135
1990713
198966
198879
1987711
198655
198546
198477
198355
198279
198167
198057
197944

Map of recent crashes in Overton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Overton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Overton

The 24 most recent collisions in Overton happened between 22 September 2008 and 6 April 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Overton

The B3400 has the most collisions in Overton, 87 of 157 (55%), followed by the B3051 (12).

Collisions in Overton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB340087111114
2ndB3051121506

Council area for Overton

Overton is in Basingstoke and Deane, where police recorded 22,610 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Overton accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Overton

All 157 collisions in Overton were in the RG25 postcode district.