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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1979, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,424 collisions in Bracknell Forest.

Collisions in 1979
316
Casualties in 1979
440
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 1979

2.5% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1979 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious10433%
  • Slight20465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious13030%
  • Slight30168%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 1979 is highlighted, with 316.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025131148
2024102125
2023101128
2022121147
2021129156
2020117148
2019126161
2018106127
2017135183
2016190263
2015212295
2014190256
2013209278
2012215311
2011229311
2010230290
2009241324
2008249309
2007287381
2006272370
2005278360
2004289357
2003287378
2002344436
2001371504
2000357473
1999392523
1998372510
1997378497
1996364505
1995355457
1994339462
1993288365
1992342463
1991260349
1990323411
1989293387
1988305393
1987325425
1986314402
1985307400
1984361474
1983337427
1982324436
1981314448
1980297400
1979316440

When and where crashes happen in Bracknell Forest in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (10%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.9%)
  • February17 (5.4%)
  • March26 (8.2%)
  • April21 (6.6%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June20 (6.3%)
  • July29 (9.2%)
  • August21 (6.6%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October29 (9.2%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December27 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other27 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (60%)
  • Wet or damp106 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (56%)
  • 40 mph26 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph86 (27%)
  • 70 mph26 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (11%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (26%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20140 (32%)
  • 21 to 2566 (15%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4535 (8%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.4%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (64%)
  • Passenger117 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (67%)
  • Motorcycle113 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Bracknell Forest

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bracknell Forest ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 1979.

Collisions
304th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 1979

The A3095 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1979: 57, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30955788020
2ndA322364417
3rdA329334115
4thA321232615
5thB3018142126
6thA332122507
7thB3034101905
8thB302291602
9thA3306601
10thM441003
11thB3833601
12thB30171101
13thB30201100

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1979

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 1979: 138.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1979

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 1979: 133.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years