Bassingbourn road traffic accidents
Bassingbourn recorded 58 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2023, involving 77 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 12 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 12
- Casualties
- 77
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 12
- Casualties
- 77
Collisions by Year
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Accidents in Bassingbourn
Road collision statistics for Bassingbourn
Collisions recorded
58
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
77
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
12
20.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Bassingbourn
Collisions in Bassingbourn are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (19% of the total), with 13.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
100% of recorded collisions in Bassingbourn happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Bassingbourn have produced 77 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11.7% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 4 collisions, Monday 8 collisions, Tuesday 10 collisions, Wednesday 7 collisions, Thursday 11 collisions, Friday 10 collisions, Saturday 8 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 50 collisions, Darkness 8 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 58 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 37 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 18 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 45 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, Raining no high winds 5 collisions, Fog or mist 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 57 casualties, Passenger 11 casualties, Pedestrian 9 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Bassingbourn
How many road accidents have there been in Bassingbourn?
58 collisions have been recorded in Bassingbourn in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2023, involving 77 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Bassingbourn were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 12 were serious — 20.7% of all recorded collisions in Bassingbourn resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Bassingbourn?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Bassingbourn, accounting for 19% of them, and 13.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Bassingbourn happen on?
100% of collisions in Bassingbourn are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Bassingbourn?
Pedestrians make up 11.7% of the 77 casualties recorded in Bassingbourn.
Where does the road accident data for Bassingbourn come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Bassingbourn cover 1999 to 2023.