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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1982, and 436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1981 (314), and casualties fell from 448.

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

Collisions in 1982
324
Up 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
436
Down 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 1982

2.5% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious9028%
  • Slight22670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious10925%
  • Slight31873%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 1982 is highlighted, with 324, up 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.8%)
  • February16 (4.9%)
  • March28 (8.6%)
  • April19 (5.9%)
  • May28 (8.6%)
  • June30 (9.3%)
  • July19 (5.9%)
  • August26 (8%)
  • September29 (9%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December38 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (59%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (59%)
  • Wet or damp118 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (48%)
  • 40 mph51 (16%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph94 (29%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (80%)
  • Roundabout35 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (23%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist35 (8%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20141 (32%)
  • 21 to 2571 (16%)
  • 26 to 3561 (14%)
  • 36 to 4550 (11%)
  • 46 to 5524 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.4%)
  • Over 754 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (67%)
  • Passenger104 (24%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (71%)
  • Motorcycle94 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1982.

Collisions
302nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
302nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 1982

The A329 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1982: 39, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3293953111
2ndA30953648110
3rdA322283308
4thA321202703
5thB3022131804
6thB3034131807
7thB3430131913
8thA332121606
9thB3018101103
10thB334891611
11thA33081913
12thB30176802
13thB38361002
14thB30204600
15thM42201
16thA5221100

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1982

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 1982: 123.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1982

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 1982: 135.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1982, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years