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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1980, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (316), and casualties fell from 440.

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

Collisions in 1980
297
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
400
Down 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
10
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 1980

3.4% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1980 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.4%
  • Serious11739%
  • Slight17057%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious14436%
  • Slight24662%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 1980 is highlighted, with 297, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (8.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.1%)
  • February27 (9.1%)
  • March22 (7.4%)
  • April19 (6.4%)
  • May17 (5.7%)
  • June29 (9.8%)
  • July28 (9.4%)
  • August14 (4.7%)
  • September20 (6.7%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November37 (12%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (58%)
  • Wet or damp114 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph144 (48%)
  • 40 mph38 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph97 (33%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (12%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (25%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5%)
  • 16 to 20140 (35%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 3559 (15%)
  • 36 to 4529 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.3%)
  • Over 756 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (65%)
  • Passenger96 (24%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (70%)
  • Motorcycle101 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Bracknell Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bracknell Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 1980.

Collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 1980

The A3095 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1980: 48, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30954867117
2ndA3293649117
3rdA3222838212
4thA321192618
5thB3022162508
6thA332121504
7thB303491806
8thB30186606
9thB38361202
10thA3305602
11thB30174401
12thM42201

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1980

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 1980: 114.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1980

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 1980: 123.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1980, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years