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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1981, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1980 (297), and casualties rose from 400.

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

Collisions in 1981
314
Up 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
448
Up 12% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 1981

2.2% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious10032%
  • Slight20766%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious12227%
  • Slight31971%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 1981 is highlighted, with 314, up 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (8.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (5.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.9%)
  • February31 (9.9%)
  • March25 (8%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May24 (7.6%)
  • June20 (6.4%)
  • July27 (8.6%)
  • August22 (7%)
  • September31 (9.9%)
  • October28 (8.9%)
  • November27 (8.6%)
  • December28 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (57%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (62%)
  • Wet or damp104 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.9%)
  • Snow7 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (51%)
  • 40 mph39 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph104 (33%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout26 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (20%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.7%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20153 (34%)
  • 21 to 2561 (14%)
  • 26 to 3570 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.9%)
  • Over 755 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (61%)
  • Passenger134 (30%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (71%)
  • Motorcycle92 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 1981.

Collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 1981

The A3095 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1981: 49, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30954971017
2ndA3293961114
3rdA322202627
4thA321151706
5thB3022132205
6thA332101713
7thA33091104
8thB301891702
9thB33488910
10thB343071002
11thB3835903
12thM44801
13thB30343511
14thB30172300
15thB30201100

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1981

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 1981: 140.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1981

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 1981: 135.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years